9,880 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Purchased by WNY Asset Management LLC

WNY Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 9,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,397,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wellington Grp LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.7% in the first quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 304 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. GTS Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $859,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,023,000 after acquiring an additional 467,558 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 14,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,115,000 after acquiring an additional 1,511 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 29.8% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,469,000 after purchasing an additional 2,388 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $163.75 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $135.34 and a 52 week high of $166.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $163.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $154.83.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.