Citadel Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 22,696 iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 22,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,715,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Highland Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth $33,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $34,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth $42,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU opened at $168.70 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $166.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $158.24. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $136.82 and a 1-year high of $170.85. The company has a market cap of $18.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.