Foster Group Inc. Has $3.77 Million Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Foster Group Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 16.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 25,269 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,510 shares during the quarter. Foster Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $3,765,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 24.5% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,260,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,167,000 after acquiring an additional 444,833 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,489,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,964,029,000 after acquiring an additional 421,048 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.1% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 618,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,125,000 after acquiring an additional 263,387 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $27,067,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 100.1% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 363,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,940,000 after purchasing an additional 181,900 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.6%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $142.82 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $152.31. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $148.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $147.75. The company has a market capitalization of $15.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.3698 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th.

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.