International Assets Investment Management LLC Decreases Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

International Assets Investment Management LLC cut its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU – Free Report) by 79.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,724 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,472 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $246,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $5,173,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after purchasing an additional 866 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter.

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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $164.80 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $162.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $153.90. The company has a market cap of $17.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $135.34 and a 12 month high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3431 per share. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Profile

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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.

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