4,543 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Acquired by Retirement Planning Group LLC

Retirement Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 4,543 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $758,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. ASL Financial LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. ASL Financial LLC now owns 3,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $533,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% during the 1st 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 period. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $1,516,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC now owns 2,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DWR Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. DWR Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $169.13 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.08 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 $136.82 and a 1-year high of $171.09. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $168.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $163.33.

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 issued a $0.3813 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 yield of 0.9%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.