7,139 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Acquired by Valley National Advisers Inc.

Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,191,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 21.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 127,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,809,000 after acquiring an additional 22,684 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,646,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,225,000 after acquiring an additional 54,889 shares in the last quarter. Noble Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $2,205,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $3,715,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth $546,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $166.36 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $136.82 and a 1 year high of $171.09. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $163.66. The firm has a market cap of $18.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.