iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Sold by W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc.

W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. decreased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 24.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,587 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,459 shares during the quarter. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $796,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Baystate Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,453,000 after buying an additional 613 shares during the period. IFG Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 15,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,629,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC now owns 10,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $948,000 after acquiring an additional 762 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 696.0% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,000 after purchasing an additional 9,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pioneer Wealth Management Group grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Pioneer Wealth Management Group now owns 14,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

ESGU stock traded up $1.42 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $112.40. 565,859 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 909,901. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $112.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.05. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $88.86 and a 12-month high of $115.29.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a $0.3842 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.37%.

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.