iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Sold by Affinity Capital Advisors LLC

Affinity Capital Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 0.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 151,284 shares of the company’s stock after selling 174 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF accounts for approximately 3.7% of Affinity Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC owned about 0.15% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $19,587,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,384,603,000 after purchasing an additional 249,351 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,811,000 after buying an additional 6,472 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,330,000 after buying an additional 80,162 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 522,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,868,000 after buying an additional 22,561 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,833,000 after acquiring an additional 2,380 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU opened at $127.94 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $131.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $125.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.13 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $103.57 and a 52 week high of $134.27.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.