iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Newly Acquired by Plancorp LLC

Plancorp LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 64,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,697,000. Plancorp LLC owned about 0.06% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 127,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,809,000 after acquiring an additional 22,684 shares during the last quarter. Noble Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth $2,205,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.1% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,646,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,225,000 after purchasing an additional 54,889 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth $3,715,000. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth $1,548,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.4%

ESGU stock traded up $0.62 during trading on Friday, hitting $160.66. 1,323,954 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 499,673. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $136.82 and a 52 week high of $171.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $167.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $159.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.