Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Sells 4,626 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC trimmed its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 178,264 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,626 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $29,734,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,023,000 after purchasing an additional 467,558 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake 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 valued at $374,225,000 after acquiring an additional 54,889 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $58,926,000. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth about $47,018,000. Finally, IMPACTfolio LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 263,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,996,000 after buying an additional 3,918 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $160.66 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $17.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $167.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $159.43. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $136.82 and a 1-year high of $171.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.3813 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. This represents a $1.53 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.