Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Has $13.97 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Core Dividend ETF $DIVB

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core Dividend ETF (BATS:DIVB) by 5,273.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 267,403 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 262,427 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend ETF were worth $13,972,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in DIVB. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend ETF by 59.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 204,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,910,000 after purchasing an additional 76,298 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core Dividend ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $2,108,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares Core Dividend ETF by 5.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 51,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,576,000 after acquiring an additional 2,792 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Dividend ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 73,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,713,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend ETF during the second quarter worth $629,000.

iShares Core Dividend ETF Price Performance

DIVB stock opened at $54.88 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $55.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of 17.52 and a beta of 0.94. iShares Core Dividend ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.80 and a fifty-two week high of $57.33.

iShares Core Dividend ETF Profile

The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF (DIVB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback index. The fund tracks an index of all-cap US stocks that have a history of dividend payments and\u002For share buybacks. DIVB was launched on Nov 7, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.