Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Makes New Investment in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,435 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth $25,000. Highland Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Wellington Grp LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 29.2% in the first quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NFSG Corp acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $79,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $164.92 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $136.82 and a 12 month high of $171.09. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $167.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.23. The firm has a market cap of $17.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.