Golden State Wealth Management LLC Buys New Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 6,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $796,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 18.0% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 57,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,253,000 after buying an additional 1,398 shares in the last quarter. Ridgeline Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,403,000. Vertex Planning Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vertex Planning Partners LLC now owns 2,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,833,000 after buying an additional 2,380 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $133.03 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $131.53 and a 200 day moving average of $126.95. The firm has a market cap of $14.27 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $108.02 and a one year high of $134.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.