iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Position Lessened by Alesco Advisors LLC

Alesco Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 277,563 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,473 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF comprises approximately 1.1% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC owned about 0.27% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $37,554,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.6% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 205,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,016,000 after buying an additional 3,060 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 50,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,163,000 after buying an additional 2,887 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 129,600.0% during the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 1,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sofi Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 637.4% during the first quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC now owns 6,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,000 after buying an additional 5,303 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $143.73 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $144.43. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $139.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $130.06. The firm has a market cap of $14.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th.

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.