Flputnam Investment Management Co. Buys 4,673 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 5.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 83,961 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,673 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. owned about 0.07% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $8,809,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ESGU. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,583,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,870,000 after acquiring an additional 20,119 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,560,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,323,000 after buying an additional 152,203 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,527,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,098,000 after buying an additional 289,818 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $232,218,000. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,146,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,556,000 after acquiring an additional 52,127 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock traded down $0.12 on Tuesday, hitting $110.61. The stock had a trading volume of 97,485 shares, compared to its average volume of 917,986. The stock has a market cap of $12.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $88.86 and a twelve month high of $115.29. The business’s 50 day moving average is $112.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.47.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.3842 per share. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

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.