D Orazio & Associates Inc. Cuts Holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. lowered its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 23.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,765 shares during the period. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $1,069,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 19.7% in the 1st quarter. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co now owns 3,008,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $331,531,000 after acquiring an additional 495,944 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,967,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $213,817,000 after acquiring an additional 112,780 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 795,914 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $93,615,000 after acquiring an additional 7,222 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 680,602 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $80,052,000 after buying an additional 16,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 20.1% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 563,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $61,243,000 after buying an additional 94,152 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:HDV traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $118.01. 51,597 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 443,019. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $117.95 and its 200-day moving average is $113.57. The stock has a market cap of $11.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.82 and a beta of 0.55. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 1-year low of $96.57 and a 1-year high of $119.93.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Profile

The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of 75 high-yielding US equities, screened for high earnings potential and dividend sustainability. HDV was launched on Mar 29, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.