iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Stock Position Increased by Nepc LLC

Nepc LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 60.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,905 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,241 shares during the quarter. Nepc LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,695,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $5,173,000. SageView Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 9,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,101,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,892,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,539,000 after purchasing an additional 238,134 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,967.5% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 44,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,424,000 after purchasing an additional 42,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 157,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,219,000 after purchasing an additional 12,215 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $142.13 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $138.80 and its 200-day moving average is $129.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $142.39.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a $0.3229 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29.

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.