iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Sets New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $132.42 and last traded at $132.33, with a volume of 2010 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $131.23.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

The firm has a market cap of $14.07 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $127.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.39.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGU. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.4% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,291,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,274,000 after purchasing an additional 707,159 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $23,495,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth about $21,704,000. Financial Advocates Investment Management lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,428.2% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 125,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,812,000 after purchasing an additional 117,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 476,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,743,000 after purchasing an additional 86,339 shares during the period.

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.