Transcend Capital Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC lowered its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 21.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,859 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,704 shares during the quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. Motco purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $50,000. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 34.4% in the 1st quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.4%

ESGU stock opened at $134.33 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $105.18 and a 52-week high of $134.74. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $127.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.05.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.3229 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29.

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.