iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Stock Acquired by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 55.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 50,112 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,890 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $8,359,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,952,023,000 after purchasing an additional 467,558 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $47,018,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $34,151,000. Atomic Invest LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3,385.6% in the second quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 205,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,349,000 after buying an additional 199,343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sharkey Howes & Javer purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $15,575,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $165.22 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $136.82 and a one year high of $171.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This is a positive change 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.