iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:DGRO)

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 15,121 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 20,614% compared to the average daily volume of 73 call options.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DGRO. Altus Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Altus Wealth Management LLC now owns 424,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,210,000 after buying an additional 1,326 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.1% in the first quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 828,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,676,000 after acquiring an additional 54,574 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 8.2% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 418,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,565,000 after acquiring an additional 31,770 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 113.9% in the 1st quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $896,000 after purchasing an additional 7,725 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wolff Financial Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Wolff Financial Management LLC now owns 512,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,632,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

DGRO opened at $59.43 on Friday. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $54.09 and a 52 week high of $65.08. The stock has a market cap of $29.43 billion, a PE ratio of 19.90 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day moving average of $60.86 and a 200-day moving average of $62.26.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Company Profile

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.