Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC Takes $1.34 Million Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 9,893 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,339,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,824,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $831,993,000 after purchasing an additional 233,643 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% in the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,052,000 after buying an additional 273,430 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,892,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,539,000 after buying an additional 238,134 shares during the period. Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,400,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,658,000 after buying an additional 88,833 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,173,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,992,000 after acquiring an additional 171,405 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.0%

ESGU stock opened at $146.46 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $147.17. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $141.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $132.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.00 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.3655 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

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.