5,325 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Purchased by tru Independence LLC

tru Independence LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 5,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $888,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Highland Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth $33,000. Wellington Grp LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.7% during the first quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 304 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. NFSG Corp bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $79,000. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 29.2% in the first quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $167.55 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $168.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $162.96. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $136.82 and a one year high of $171.09. The stock has a market cap of $17.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.