iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Purchased by MAI Capital Management

MAI Capital Management raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 166.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,364 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,215 shares during the quarter. MAI Capital Management’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,383,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GGM Financials LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $203,000. RWA Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $618,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 36.8% in the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 38.9% in the third quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. now owns 2,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $352,000 after buying an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 14,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,161,000 after buying an additional 520 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $149.19 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $150.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $147.12. The company has a market capitalization of $15.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $105.18 and a 1 year high of $152.31.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.4554 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company 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.