DAVENPORT & Co LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 15.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,632 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,836 shares during the quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,844,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.6% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 205,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,016,000 after buying an additional 3,060 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 50,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,163,000 after buying an additional 2,887 shares during the last quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 637.4% in the first quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC now owns 6,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $748,000 after buying an additional 5,303 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew 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 valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $146.78 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $15.04 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $147.36. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $142.31 and a 200-day moving average of $132.57.

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 given a $0.3655 dividend. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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.

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.