Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC Purchases 8,817 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 31.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 36,498 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,817 shares during the quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $5,314,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in 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 valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Addison Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth $60,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.5% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Centerpoint Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 20.4% during the third quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of ESGU opened at $146.22 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $152.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $149.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.43. The firm has a market cap of $15.38 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

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 paid a dividend of $0.4554 per share. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%.

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.