Empower Advisory Group LLC Reduces Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Empower Advisory Group LLC lowered its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 755,734 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,831 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC owned 0.71% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $95,358,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 10,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 23.0% in the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.2% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 776 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howard Financial Services LTD. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.7% during the second quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 4,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $131.42 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $13.97 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $125.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $120.97. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $96.14 and a 12 month high of $132.12.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.4387 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.