Global Assets Advisory LLC Purchases New Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 1,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $257,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 34.4% during the first quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 45.7% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $146.93 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $15.05 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $141.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $132.22. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $105.18 and a 52 week high of $147.17.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.