PFG Investments LLC Purchases 507 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

PFG Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,669 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 507 shares during the quarter. PFG Investments LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,526,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,052,000 after purchasing an additional 273,430 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,892,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,539,000 after purchasing an additional 238,134 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,824,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $831,993,000 after acquiring an additional 233,643 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,173,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,992,000 after acquiring an additional 171,405 shares during the period. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,400,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,658,000 after acquiring an additional 88,833 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $145.60 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $145.94. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $141.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $131.51. The firm has a market cap of $14.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a $0.3655 dividend. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.

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.