iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Newly Purchased by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 353,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,926,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Highland Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. BOKF NA bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Wellington Grp LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.7% during the first quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NFSG Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $79,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU stock opened at $160.66 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $167.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $159.43. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $136.82 and a 52-week high of $171.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.3813 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%.

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.