18,875 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Bought by SOL Capital Management CO

SOL Capital Management CO bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 18,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,669,000. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up about 1.1% of SOL Capital Management CO’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 64.9% in the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $163.40 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $161.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $152.81. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $134.82 and a one year high of $166.46. The company has a market cap of $17.70 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3431 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

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.