Golden State Wealth Management LLC Raises Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 40.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,674 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,495 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,058,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,904,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,533,476,000 after purchasing an additional 930,784 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings 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. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,988,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,943,000 after acquiring an additional 43,972 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in 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 worth $217,453,000 after acquiring an additional 239,232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 859,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,707,000 after acquiring an additional 262,391 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $132.74 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $105.18 and a one year high of $134.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s fifty day moving average is $126.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $127.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a $0.3229 dividend. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.97%.

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.