Mutual Advisors LLC Trims Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Mutual Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.8% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 42,910 shares of the company’s stock after selling 802 shares during the quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $5,970,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,824,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $831,993,000 after purchasing an additional 233,643 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,052,000 after purchasing an additional 273,430 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,892,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,539,000 after purchasing an additional 238,134 shares in the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,400,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,658,000 after purchasing an additional 88,833 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,173,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,992,000 after purchasing an additional 171,405 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $145.34 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $105.18 and a 52-week high of $147.42. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $142.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $133.14.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a $0.3655 dividend. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.