Independent Financial Group LLC Acquires Shares of 5,884 iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Independent Financial Group LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $832,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth $34,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 64.9% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Key Capital Management INC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $47,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $164.04 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $135.34 and a fifty-two week high of $166.46. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $154.18. The firm has a market cap of $17.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.3431 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

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.