Savant Capital LLC Cuts Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Savant Capital LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,548 shares of the company’s stock after selling 427 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $3,321,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $419,000. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 70,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,572,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth about $258,000. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.0% during the first quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 5,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $639,000 after purchasing an additional 1,724 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 21.2% during the first quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 592 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $147.06 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $15.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $145.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $137.39. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $105.18 and a one year high of $150.93.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.3655 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.

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.