Cornerstone Planning Group LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 825.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,257 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,797 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $602,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% in the first quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 11,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,753,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Axis Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Axis Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,118,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Finally, PFG Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 21,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,998,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $163.06 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $162.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $135.34 and a 1 year high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.