iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Bought by IMPACTfolio LLC

IMPACTfolio LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 263,766 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,918 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF accounts for 16.0% of IMPACTfolio LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. IMPACTfolio LLC owned about 0.24% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $43,996,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 17.0% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,959 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. Prosperitas Financial LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 10.1% during the third quarter. Prosperitas Financial LLC now owns 3,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $629,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,848,000. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $335,000. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,548,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 1.9%

ESGU stock opened at $165.22 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.09. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $136.82 and a 52 week high of $171.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.