Bell Investment Advisors Inc Buys 175 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,679 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period. Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $701,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. CVA Family Office LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 120.4% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 313 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $55,000. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $79,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of ESGU opened at $118.35 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $89.69 and a 12 month high of $118.89. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $113.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th will be paid a $0.2916 dividend. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 11th.

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.