iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Hits New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday. The company traded as high as $170.87 and last traded at $170.5040, with a volume of 61597 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $169.59.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $167.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $160.99. The firm has a market cap of $18.33 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3813 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $10,674,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $606,000. Private Client Services LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $396,000. Atomic Invest LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3,385.6% during the 2nd quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 205,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,349,000 after buying an additional 199,343 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000.

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.