iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Sold by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. reduced its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,460 shares of the company’s stock after selling 266 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $310,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.2% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 776 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.3% in the first quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,981,000 after buying an additional 863 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter valued at about $27,935,000. Blue Edge Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC now owns 100,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,523,000 after acquiring an additional 12,350 shares during the period. Finally, Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $130.89 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $127.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $121.84. The company has a market capitalization of $13.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $99.69 and a 1-year high of $132.12.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were given a $0.4387 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.