23,388 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Acquired by Weil Company Inc.

Weil Company Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 23,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,901,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 9,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,516,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. RCS Financial Planning LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. RCS Financial Planning LLC now owns 10,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after buying an additional 448 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $719,000. RHS Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 13,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,203,000 after buying an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at about $207,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $168.06 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $168.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $162.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $136.82 and a fifty-two week high of $171.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.3813 dividend. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.