iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $151.88 and last traded at $151.88, with a volume of 92575 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $151.13.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.4%

The firm has a market capitalization of $16.05 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $149.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $145.23.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $0.4554 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 63.0% during the second quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth about $36,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% in the second quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company 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.