iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) shares reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $167.24 and last traded at $167.21, with a volume of 9867 shares. The stock had previously closed at $166.11.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.2%

The company has a market cap of $18.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $163.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $155.21.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its position 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. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Wellington Grp LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.7% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.