Argent Advisors Inc. Increases Position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Argent Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 11.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 190,026 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,850 shares during the quarter. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF accounts for 3.7% of Argent Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Argent Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $13,192,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $678,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 119.2% in the 3rd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 89,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,086,000 after buying an additional 48,607 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 137,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,566,000 after buying an additional 12,183 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 91.3% in the 4th quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 116,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,067,000 after buying an additional 55,475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,907,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,430,000 after buying an additional 135,877 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:DGRO opened at $75.76 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $40.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.77. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $62.05 and a 52 week high of $75.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $72.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.61.

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.