Valley National Advisers Inc. Purchases New Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Valley National Advisers Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 7,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,191,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Security National Bank of Sioux City Iowa IA acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Highland Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $33,000. Wellington Grp LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.7% in the first quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 304 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 29.2% in the first quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Finally, NFSG Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth $79,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $166.36 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $136.82 and a 1-year high of $171.09. The company has a market capitalization of $18.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $163.66.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.3813 per share. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431.

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.