iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Newly Purchased by Nottingham Advisors Inc.

Nottingham Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $959,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 55.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 50,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,359,000 after acquiring an additional 17,890 shares during the period. Investment Partners LTD. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $365,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $205,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $9,598,000. Finally, IMPACTfolio LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 263,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,996,000 after purchasing an additional 3,918 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU opened at $164.40 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $167.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.16. The company has a market cap of $17.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $136.82 and a one year high of $171.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.3813 dividend. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

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.