iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Acquired by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,500,888 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 158,474 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up about 0.9% of Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Wealthfront Advisers LLC owned about 2.44% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $364,129,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,173,000. Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 12,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,660,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 27.8% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,206,000 after purchasing an additional 1,937 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $150.93 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $152.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $150.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $146.17.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.