PFG Advisors Acquires 135 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

PFG Advisors lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,070 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors’ holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $653,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Metis Global Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 82.8% during the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 6,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,000 after acquiring an additional 2,733 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.0% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 43,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,541,000 after acquiring an additional 14,432 shares during the period. EQ LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $328,000. Theory Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Theory Financial LLC now owns 3,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $479,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the period. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,506,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $122.83 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $130.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $128.69. 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 capitalization of $13.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.09 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors 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.