Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Has $28.62 Million Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 192,113 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,157 shares during the quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $28,621,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $495,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 60.6% during the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,183,000 after purchasing an additional 5,529 shares during the last quarter. Chatterton & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $559,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 71,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,461,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asempa Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $693,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $160.80 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $17.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $149.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $149.36. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $125.98 and a 1-year high of $163.15.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.3698 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.