Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Invests $397,000 in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $397,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,236,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $263,001,000 after purchasing an additional 268,992 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $104,577,000. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 725,191 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,297,000 after purchasing an additional 10,768 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 718,299 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $80,636,000 after purchasing an additional 37,697 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 550,464 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,746,000 after purchasing an additional 9,033 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA HDV opened at $120.78 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $115.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $116.94. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $105.65 and a 1 year high of $122.50.

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.