iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Bought by Pioneer Wealth Management Group

Pioneer Wealth Management Group raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 24.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 25,232 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,894 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up 1.0% of Pioneer Wealth Management Group’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Pioneer Wealth Management Group’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $4,130,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ESGU. Greenfield Savings Bank acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth about $229,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 8,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,385,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $433,000. Bangor Savings Bank increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 6,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after acquiring an additional 659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 29.4% in the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $659,000 after acquiring an additional 1,060 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.2%

ESGU stock opened at $168.76 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $163.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $155.21. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $136.82 and a 12-month high of $170.40. The firm has a market cap of $18.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3431 per share. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.