Haverford Trust Co Has $239,000 Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Haverford Trust Co cut its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 38.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,856 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,172 shares during the period. Haverford Trust Co’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 57,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,253,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398 shares during the period. Elios Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,141,000. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 69,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,731,000 after acquiring an additional 12,735 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,330,000 after acquiring an additional 80,162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.0% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 27,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,575 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $125.68 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $108.40 and a fifty-two week high of $134.50. The company has a market cap of $13.49 billion, a PE ratio of 25.16 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $129.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.88.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a $0.3282 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.