International Assets Investment Management LLC Buys Shares of 3,237 iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 3,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $416,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $59,000. 1ST Source Bank boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.4% during the second quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 13,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,620,000 after buying an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.0% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 54,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,530,000 after buying an additional 11,957 shares during the last quarter. Williams Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,274,000. Finally, One Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.4% during the second quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 7,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,336 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $127.69 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $125.63. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $103.57 and a 52-week high of $134.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.408 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.