iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF $USXF Stock Holdings Boosted by Highland Financial Advisors LLC

Highland Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) by 16.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 90,553 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,101 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF makes up about 1.3% of Highland Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Highland Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF were worth $6,163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in USXF. Apella Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth $12,653,000. Tompkins Financial Corp acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $6,071,000. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 876,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,360,000 after purchasing an additional 45,550 shares in the last quarter. Optas LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 72.5% in the 1st quarter. Optas LLC now owns 58,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,216,000 after purchasing an additional 24,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,648,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:USXF traded up $0.40 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $66.12. 60,913 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 70,141. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $68.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.46. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $53.05 and a 12 month high of $70.69.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.1490 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1226.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (USXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US equities screened for positive environmental, social and governance rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities. USXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.