iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Purchased by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 13.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,554 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 679 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $751,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $212,000. Midwest Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $581,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 449.9% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 134,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,184,000 after purchasing an additional 109,957 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% during the second quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 3,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31,829.7% during the second quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 46,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,264,000 after purchasing an additional 46,153 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $149.40 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $145.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $137.61. The firm has a market cap of $15.28 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 $105.18 and a one year high of $150.93.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.