iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Acquired by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 19,808 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 385 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,680,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Opes Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,209,000 after purchasing an additional 989 shares in the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $223,000. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,434,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 9,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Black Diamond Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $256,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $148.23 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $148.49. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $143.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $134.78.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This is an increase 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.