iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Bought by Opes Wealth Management LLC

Opes Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 40.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,501 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,492 shares during the period. Opes Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,626,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. Hill Island Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Hill Island Financial LLC now owns 12,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,364,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC now owns 15,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,582,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.2% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. XML Financial LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 4,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 7,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU stock traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $109.58. The stock had a trading volume of 418,422 shares, compared to its average volume of 918,143. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $88.86 and a fifty-two week high of $115.29. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $112.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $104.62. The firm has a market cap of $12.15 billion, a PE ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.3842 per share. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

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.