Ameriflex Group Inc. Raises Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 35.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 335 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $45,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $146.46 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $105.18 and a 1 year high of $147.17. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $132.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.