Valeo Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 411 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 41,503 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $4,771,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Hill Island Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Hill Island Financial LLC now owns 12,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,364,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Single Point Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 33.2% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC now owns 15,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,582,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 15,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,611,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:ESGU traded up $0.58 on Wednesday, reaching $120.93. 407,997 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 900,843. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $111.81. The firm has a market cap of $13.36 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $89.69 and a 12 month high of $121.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $0.2916 dividend. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

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.