Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Takes Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF $ESML

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 30,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,445,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in ESML. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 112,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,187,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 74,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $3,446,000. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 60,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,792,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 59,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,699,000 after buying an additional 3,913 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS ESML opened at $54.67 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $40.79 and a twelve month high of $56.07. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $53.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion, a PE ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.