iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

by · The Markets Daily

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors purchased 15,355 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 3,673% compared to the average daily volume of 407 call options.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Trading Up 0.1%

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $69.89. The stock had a trading volume of 1,062,682 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,842,353. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $54.09 and a 12 month high of $70.61. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $68.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.78. The company has a market capitalization of $35.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DGRO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $411,000 after acquiring an additional 2,304 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 44,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,729,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the period. Comerica Bank raised its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 559,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,555,000 after purchasing an additional 19,048 shares during the last quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.7% during the 1st quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 108,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,688,000 after purchasing an additional 7,753 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Samalin Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC now owns 55,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,412,000 after purchasing an additional 7,176 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Company Profile

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The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Dividend Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US stocks that are selected by dividends, dividend growth and payout ratio, then weighted by dividend dollars. DGRO was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.

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