Lake Street Advisors Group LLC Purchases 22,838 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Lake Street Advisors Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 42.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 76,134 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,838 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $9,808,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,384,603,000 after buying an additional 249,351 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,811,000 after acquiring an additional 6,472 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,330,000 after acquiring an additional 80,162 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 522,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,868,000 after purchasing an additional 22,561 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,833,000 after purchasing an additional 2,380 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $129.85 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $108.40 and a twelve month high of $134.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $131.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.45.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.