Private Trust Co. NA Reduces Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Private Trust Co. NA lessened its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 5.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,416 shares of the company’s stock after selling 430 shares during the quarter. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,003,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,052,000 after acquiring an additional 273,430 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted 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 period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,824,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $831,993,000 after purchasing an additional 233,643 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,173,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,992,000 after purchasing an additional 171,405 shares during the period. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,400,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,658,000 after purchasing an additional 88,833 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $145.28 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $143.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $133.52. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $105.18 and a twelve month high of $147.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.88 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a $0.3655 dividend. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

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.