Brookstone Capital Management Raises Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 179,345 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,305 shares during the quarter. Brookstone Capital Management owned approximately 0.18% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $24,265,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.6% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 50,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,163,000 after buying an additional 2,887 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 112.7% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 24,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,979,000 after purchasing an additional 12,949 shares during the period. Finally, Single Point Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% in the second quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $146.94 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $105.18 and a 1 year high of $147.42. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $143.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $133.98. The company has a market cap of $14.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.