iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Bought by TIAA Trust National Association

TIAA Trust National Association grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,986,011 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 47,266 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF comprises 2.2% of TIAA Trust National Association’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. TIAA Trust National Association owned approximately 5.69% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $897,324,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,870,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Centerpoint Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Keystone Financial Services increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Keystone Financial Services now owns 6,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of ESGU opened at $161.60 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $129.39 and a fifty-two week high of $166.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $155.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $151.05. The company has a market cap of $17.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.3698 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.