NBT Bank N A NY Increases Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

NBT Bank N A NY raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 946.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 7,840 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,091 shares during the quarter. NBT Bank N A NY’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,173,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after acquiring an additional 866 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

ESGU opened at $163.40 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $17.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $134.82 and a 1-year high of $166.46. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $161.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $152.91.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid 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%.

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.