Opes Wealth Management LLC Has $1.63 Million Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Opes Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 40.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,501 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,492 shares during the period. Opes Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,626,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.0% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $222,000. Cibc World Market Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 4,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.8% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 178,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,053,000 after buying an additional 9,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,020,000 after buying an additional 643 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ ESGU traded down $0.25 during trading on Thursday, reaching $109.58. 418,422 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 918,143. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $112.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $104.62. The firm has a market cap of $12.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $88.86 and a fifty-two week high of $115.29.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a $0.3842 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%.

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.