Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,849 shares of the company’s stock after selling 312 shares during the period. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $419,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in 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 in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.6% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 18.7% during the 1st quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 2,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BLB&B Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 9.8% during the 1st quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC now owns 10,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 904 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU opened at $150.34 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $144.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.37. The company has a market cap of $15.25 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $105.18 and a 1 year high of $150.78.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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.