WNY Asset Management LLC Invests $1.40 Million in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 9,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,397,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,023,000 after buying an additional 467,558 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,288,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,532,804,000 after buying an additional 411,010 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,986,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $897,324,000 after buying an additional 47,266 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,646,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,225,000 after buying an additional 54,889 shares during the period. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,565,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,256,000 after buying an additional 21,004 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.8%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $163.75 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $135.34 and a 12 month high of $166.46. The stock has a market cap of $17.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $163.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $154.83.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.