Verus Capital Partners LLC Cuts Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Posted by Stuart Ham on Jun 5th, 2026

Verus Capital Partners LLC lessened its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU – Free Report) by 43.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 5,101 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,990 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $760,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth about $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $5,173,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after purchasing an additional 866 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $165.73 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $154.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $150.82. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $129.39 and a 1 year high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.3698 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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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.