Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. Takes $7.47 Million Position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF $HDV

Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 61,392 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $7,466,000. iShares Core High Dividend ETF comprises approximately 6.3% of Godfrey Financial Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. owned about 0.06% of iShares Core High Dividend ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of HDV. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 21,062.7% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 200,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,540,000 after acquiring an additional 199,464 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,501,871 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $527,484,000 after purchasing an additional 155,098 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 1,456.0% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 134,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,524,000 after purchasing an additional 126,275 shares during the period. Adirondack Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $12,751,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 741,637 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $90,674,000 after purchasing an additional 88,017 shares during the period.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDV opened at $27.58 on Thursday. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $22.95 and a 1 year high of $28.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.12.

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.