Merit Financial Group LLC Acquires 217 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 0.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 107,497 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 217 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $11,279,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. TIAA Trust National Association bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $428,520,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth $232,218,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $166,970,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $100,202,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,045.1% in the third quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,027,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,455,000 after purchasing an additional 937,404 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU traded up $1.42 on Friday, hitting $112.40. 555,799 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 909,901. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $112.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $105.90. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $88.86 and a 52 week high of $115.29. The company has a market cap of $12.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.00 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.37%.

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.