Note Advisors LLC Invests $258,000 in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Note Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 1,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $258,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,904,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,476,000 after purchasing an additional 930,784 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,591,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,054,000 after acquiring an additional 1,589,941 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,988,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,943,000 after buying an additional 43,972 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,688,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,453,000 after purchasing an additional 239,232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 44.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 859,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,707,000 after purchasing an additional 262,391 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $129.83 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $120.66 and a 200-day moving average of $127.20. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $134.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a dividend of $0.3282 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.