Keystone Financial Services Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Keystone Financial Services reduced its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.0% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 6,503 shares of the company’s stock after selling 415 shares during the quarter. Keystone Financial Services’ holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $880,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $419,000. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 10.2% during the first quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after buying an additional 452 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 70,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,572,000 after buying an additional 507 shares in the last quarter. Weil Company Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 411.7% in the 1st quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 28,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,489,000 after acquiring an additional 23,024 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $258,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of ESGU opened at $147.06 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $150.93. The company has a market cap of $15.04 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $145.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $137.09.

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 given a dividend of $0.3655 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%.

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.