Park Avenue Securities LLC Makes New Investment in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 204,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,151,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC owned about 0.19% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Highland Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Wellington Grp LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.7% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 304 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. NFSG Corp bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $79,000. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 29.2% during the 1st quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $167.55 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $168.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $158.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $136.82 and a one year high of $171.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a $0.3813 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.