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

Posted by Stanley Muller on Aug 9th, 2026

NewEdge Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU – Free Report) by 10.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 104,455 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,521 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC owned about 0.10% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $14,772,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,023,000 after purchasing an additional 467,558 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,288,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,532,804,000 after buying an additional 411,010 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 100.1% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 363,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,940,000 after buying an additional 181,900 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,064.3% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 164,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,535,000 after buying an additional 150,539 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 303.6% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 165,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,111,000 after buying an additional 124,573 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $169.53 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $163.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $155.44. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $136.82 and a twelve month high of $170.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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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.