iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 1,014,701 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 15% from the previous session’s volume of 885,870 shares.The stock last traded at $116.58 and had previously closed at $116.60.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $113.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $108.05. The company has a market capitalization of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.3842 per share. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. SageView Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 11.4% during the third quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2,928.9% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 78,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,342,000 after buying an additional 75,595 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 56.1% in the third quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 86,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,098,000 after buying an additional 30,977 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.6% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the period. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $187,000.

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.