iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Purchased by Motco

Motco grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 43.5% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,393 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the period. Motco’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $193,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% during the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 45.7% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PrairieView Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $150.36 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $144.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $135.61. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $150.93. The stock has a market cap of $15.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

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.