iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Stock Position Boosted by PFG Investments LLC

PFG Investments LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 28.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,162 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,013 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,214,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,904,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,476,000 after buying an additional 930,784 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,591,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $849,054,000 after purchasing an additional 1,589,941 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,988,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,943,000 after purchasing an additional 43,972 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,688,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,453,000 after purchasing an additional 239,232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 44.0% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 859,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,707,000 after purchasing an additional 262,391 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $129.97 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $105.18 and a twelve month high of $134.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $125.43 and a 200-day moving average of $127.02. The firm has a market cap of $13.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.3229 per share. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.