iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Sold by RTD Financial Advisors Inc.

RTD Financial Advisors Inc. lowered its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,045 shares of the company’s stock after selling 198 shares during the quarter. RTD Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,385,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,700,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,332,586,000 after purchasing an additional 382,145 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,583,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,870,000 after acquiring an additional 20,119 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $232,218,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 1,885,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,834,000 after purchasing an additional 107,590 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,160,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,772,000 after purchasing an additional 93,614 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU traded up $0.58 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $120.93. The stock had a trading volume of 415,732 shares, compared to its average volume of 900,904. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $116.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $111.87. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $89.69 and a fifty-two week high of $121.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $0.2916 per share. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis 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.