iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Bought by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 3.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,591,308 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 90,420 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $386,053,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth about $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth about $5,173,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after purchasing an additional 866 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $155.66 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $118.11 and a one year high of $155.73. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $148.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.41 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 Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.3698 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

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.