Sharkey Howes & Javer Has $16.03 Million Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Sharkey Howes & Javer decreased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 107,586 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,807 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up about 2.0% of Sharkey Howes & Javer’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Sharkey Howes & Javer owned approximately 0.10% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $16,028,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $514,000. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. now owns 332,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,980,000 after purchasing an additional 6,001 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $645,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,001,000. Finally, Gilbert Capital Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,103,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

ESGU stock opened at $140.33 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $147.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $147.69. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $152.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.76 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.3698 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%.

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.