10,705 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Bought by Sowell Financial Services LLC

Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 10,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,786,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $478,000. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC now owns 40,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,781,000 after purchasing an additional 3,253 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $528,000. Capital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $643,000. Finally, Sharkey Howes & Javer acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $15,575,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.9%

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $165.22 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $136.82 and a 12 month high of $171.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $167.96 and a 200-day moving average of $159.09. The company has a market cap of $17.85 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.3813 per share. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend 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 of this dividend 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.