Legacy Edge Advisors LLC Takes Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Legacy Edge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,797 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 24.5% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,260,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,167,000 after acquiring an additional 444,833 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,489,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,964,029,000 after acquiring an additional 421,048 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.1% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 618,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,125,000 after acquiring an additional 263,387 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at $27,067,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 100.1% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 363,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,940,000 after buying an additional 181,900 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $156.91 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $121.35 and a one year high of $157.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.59 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s fifty day moving average is $147.59 and its 200 day moving average is $148.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.3698 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

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.