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iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $201M invested in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 10

84% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109M → $201M (+$91.5M)

19.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.85%69.16% (+19%)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3744 (+7)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+18.92%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
19
Reduced
10
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$110M +$68.8M +2,663,019 +166%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.7M +$11.3M +436,473 +317%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$14.7M +$3.66M +141,688 +33%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.7M +$9.04M +349,690 +192%
DADC
5
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$9.42M -$1.97M -76,317 -17%
EDRIA
6
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$6.1M +$6.13M +237,377 New
GFG
7
Gray Financial Group
Georgia
$5.99M -$20.6M -796,232 -77%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$5.36M +$2.97M +114,924 +120%
FA
9
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$2.81M +$365K +14,134 +15%
BRWA
10
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.75M +$215K +8,330 +14%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$1.52M +$826K +31,983 +118%
NEIRG
12
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$1.43M +$548K +21,190 +62%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.18M +$550K +21,289 +87%
HB
14
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$1.08M +$436K +16,890 +67%
PA
15
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$955K +$240K +9,271 +33%
AWA
16
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$939K -$41.7K -1,615 -4%
CCMG
17
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$928K -$267K -10,323 -22%
DWM
18
Destination Wealth Management
California
$911K +$916K +35,453 New
AFG
19
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$765K -$3.33K -129 -0.4%
LNC
20
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$733K -$56.8K -2,200 -7%
PAG
21
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$732K +$737K +28,506 New
FSA
22
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$635K +$18.1K +700 +3%
FG
23
Fiduciary Group
Georgia
$537K +$540K +20,906 New
SPC
24
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$514K -$181K -7,015 -26%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$409K +$411K +15,908 New

DGRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

44 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $201M — up 84% from $109M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new DGRO positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $68.8M. The largest seller was Gray Financial Group, cutting an estimated $20.6M.

  • 44 institutional investors held iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) as of Q4 2015, up from 37 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $201M of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 84% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $68.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Gray Financial Group, an estimated $20.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.