Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. reduced its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 28.1% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 252,580 shares of the company’s stock after selling 98,600 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $34,174,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the first quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 13.1% during the first quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 822 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the first quarter. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Detalus Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. Detalus Advisors LLC now owns 5,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. now owns 11,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,428,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $146.46 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $105.18 and a 52-week high of $147.17. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $141.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $131.93.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.