Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. Has $1.50 Million Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,250 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,086 shares during the period. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,495,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. TIAA Trust National Association grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,583,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,870,000 after purchasing an additional 20,119 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,560,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,323,000 after purchasing an additional 152,203 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $232,218,000. Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,146,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,556,000 after acquiring an additional 52,127 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $166,970,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $112.40 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $12.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $88.86 and a 52 week high of $115.29. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $112.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $106.05.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a $0.3842 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.37%.

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.