Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Sells 2,145 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lessened its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 60.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,412 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,145 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $191,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $57,000. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 34.4% in the 1st quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 45.7% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FSC Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $83,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.6%

ESGU stock opened at $147.19 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $142.14 and its 200 day moving average is $132.42. The stock has a market cap of $15.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $147.22.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a $0.3655 dividend. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. This is a positive change 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.