Essex Financial Services Inc. Has $336,000 Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 9.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,605 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $336,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 34.2% during the 4th quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 41,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,313,000 after purchasing an additional 10,502 shares during the last quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 49,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,365,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. SC&H Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth $208,000. Finally, Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 165,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,332,000 after purchasing an additional 3,604 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $133.55 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $131.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $127.39. The company has a market cap of $14.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $108.40 and a 1 year high of $134.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.