Private Advisor Group LLC Buys 3,315 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 8.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,888 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,315 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $6,207,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,870,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Investors Research Corp lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Axis Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Axis Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,118,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU traded down $0.98 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $164.00. 32,116 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 556,839. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $161.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $153.03. The stock has a market cap of $17.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $134.82 and a one year high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3431 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend 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.