Spinnaker Trust Purchases 2,013 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Spinnaker Trust grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 5.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 41,293 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,013 shares during the period. Spinnaker Trust’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $5,587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ESGU. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% in the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 45.7% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PrairieView Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $150.36 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $144.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $135.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $150.93.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.