iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Bought by Gateway Wealth Partners LLC

Gateway Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 206.0% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,973 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,387 shares during the quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,552,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Alliance LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.2% during the first quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 8,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,258,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC now owns 10,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,508,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 21.4% during the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 20,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,881,000 after purchasing an additional 3,590 shares during the period. Davis R M Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $268,000. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 161.8% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 5,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $779,000 after purchasing an additional 3,402 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $162.43 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $135.34 and a fifty-two week high of $166.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $163.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $154.62. The stock has a market cap of $17.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.3431 dividend. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.