Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Decreases Position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lowered its position in iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) by 17.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,749 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 798 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares Core High Dividend ETF were worth $421,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in HDV. Providence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core High Dividend ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 57.1% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 297 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 53.5% during the 3rd quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF by 28.7% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tompkins Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core High Dividend ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDV opened at $114.47 on Thursday. iShares Core High Dividend ETF has a one year low of $102.31 and a one year high of $121.70. The stock has a market cap of $10.81 billion, a PE ratio of 13.82 and a beta of 0.55. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $115.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $116.10.

About iShares Core High Dividend ETF

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.