Parallel Advisors LLC Decreases Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Parallel Advisors LLC reduced its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 55,780 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,690 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC owned about 0.05% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $8,122,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $36,000. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 63.0% in the second quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $60,000. Centerpoint Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 20.4% during the 3rd quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 1.3%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $146.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.38 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $105.18 and a 52 week high of $152.31. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $149.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $147.43.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.4554 dividend. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.