Tempus Wealth Planning LLC Buys 709 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Tempus Wealth Planning LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,891 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,474,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.6% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 205,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,016,000 after acquiring an additional 3,060 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 50,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,163,000 after acquiring an additional 2,887 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 129,600.0% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,000 after acquiring an additional 1,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sofi Wealth LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 637.4% in the first quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC now owns 6,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,000 after acquiring an additional 5,303 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $144.75 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $140.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $131.17. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $105.18 and a one year high of $145.94. The company has a market cap of $14.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 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, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.3655 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.

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.