iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Sold by Advisory Alpha LLC

Advisory Alpha LLC reduced its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,127 shares of the company’s stock after selling 901 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,394,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ESGU. Baystate Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,453,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 168.4% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 39,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,094,000 after purchasing an additional 24,484 shares during the last quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC now owns 165,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,337,000 after purchasing an additional 2,513 shares during the last quarter. IFG Advisory LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 15,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,629,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 696.0% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $976,000 after purchasing an additional 9,083 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU stock traded up $0.78 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $122.87. 41,627 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 891,979. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $117.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $112.55. The stock has a market cap of $13.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $89.69 and a fifty-two week high of $123.38.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a $0.2916 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.95%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.