Royal Bank of Canada Sells 7,510 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Royal Bank of Canada lessened its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.4% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 521,795 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,510 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $73,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 11,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,753,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Axis Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Axis Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,118,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 21,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,998,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $163.75 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $135.34 and a 1-year high of $166.46. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $163.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $154.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.3431 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 Company 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.