SOL Capital Management CO Purchases Shares of 18,875 iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

SOL Capital Management CO purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 18,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,669,000. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up 1.1% of SOL Capital Management CO’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 64.9% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $163.40 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $134.82 and a 52-week high of $166.46. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $161.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $152.81. The firm has a market cap of $17.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.3431 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

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.