8,974 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Bought by CENTRAL TRUST Co

CENTRAL TRUST Co bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 8,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,497,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. ASL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. ASL Financial LLC now owns 3,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $533,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 9,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,516,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC now owns 2,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $362,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,912,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DWR Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. DWR Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of ESGU opened at $165.02 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.73 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $136.82 and a 12-month high of $171.09. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $159.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3813 per share. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.