63,995 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Acquired by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 63,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,674,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,952,023,000 after purchasing an additional 467,558 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,288,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,532,804,000 after purchasing an additional 411,010 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,986,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $897,324,000 after buying an additional 47,266 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,646,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,225,000 after buying an additional 54,889 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.9% in the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 241,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,150,000 after buying an additional 17,761 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU traded up $0.95 on Monday, reaching $169.41. 98,638 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 497,614. The firm has a market cap of $18.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $136.82 and a 52 week high of $170.85. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $167.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.81.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors 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 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.