Foster Group Inc. Has $3.77 Million Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Foster Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 16.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 25,269 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,510 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $3,765,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,489,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,964,029,000 after purchasing an additional 421,048 shares during the period. Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,544,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,525,000 after buying an additional 19,417 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,500,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,129,000 after buying an additional 158,474 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,260,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,167,000 after buying an additional 444,833 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 984,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,406,000 after buying an additional 34,013 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $142.82 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.02 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $105.18 and a one year high of $152.31. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $148.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $147.75.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.3698 dividend. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 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.