Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Has $27.26 Million Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGUFree Report) by 9.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 187,215 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,660 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $27,259,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $514,000. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. now owns 332,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,980,000 after purchasing an additional 6,001 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $645,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $2,001,000. Finally, Gilbert Capital Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,103,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $149.77 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.75 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $149.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $145.85. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $152.31.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.4554 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

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