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

Absolute Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,272 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 253 shares during the period. Absolute Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $448,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. TIAA Trust National Association acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at $428,520,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $232,218,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at $166,970,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at $100,202,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,045.1% in the third quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,027,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,455,000 after buying an additional 937,404 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU opened at $111.62 on Friday. 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 has a fifty day moving average of $112.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The business 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. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.38%.

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.