BLB&B Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

BLB&B Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 11.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,994 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,147 shares during the quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 50,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,163,000 after buying an additional 2,887 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased 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 last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 112.7% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 24,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,979,000 after purchasing an additional 12,949 shares during the last quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,464,000 after purchasing an additional 2,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Single Point Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $148.92 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $144.60 and a 200-day moving average of $135.70. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $150.93. The firm has a market cap of $15.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid 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.

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.