KPP Advisory Services LLC Buys New Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

KPP Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 21,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,022,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 60.6% during the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,183,000 after purchasing an additional 5,529 shares during the period. HF Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 450.6% in the 4th quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 110,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,423,000 after buying an additional 90,214 shares during the period. Chatterton & Associates Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter worth $559,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 71,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,461,000 after buying an additional 3,743 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asempa Wealth Advisors bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $693,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU opened at $163.60 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of $161.03 and a 200 day moving average of $152.71. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $134.79 and a fifty-two week high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3431 per share. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.