W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. Cuts Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. lowered its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 17.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,810 shares of the company’s stock after selling 598 shares during the period. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $380,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Leo Wealth LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 18,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,489,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. PrairieView Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% in the second quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.9% in the second quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 9,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,264,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Single Point Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

ESGU traded down $1.42 during trading on Thursday, hitting $148.38. The company had a trading volume of 42,929 shares, compared to its average volume of 590,761. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $150.93. The company has a market cap of $15.18 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $146.01 and a 200-day moving average of $137.90.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.