Maiden Cove Capital LLC Trims Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Maiden Cove Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 47.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,086 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,825 shares during the quarter. Maiden Cove Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $398,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,384,603,000 after buying an additional 249,351 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,811,000 after acquiring an additional 6,472 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,330,000 after purchasing an additional 80,162 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 522,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,868,000 after purchasing an additional 22,561 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,833,000 after purchasing an additional 2,380 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $131.66 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average is $131.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $125.98. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $104.14 and a 12-month high of $134.27.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.