Bank of Montreal Can Purchases 203 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 9.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,318 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 203 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,904,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,476,000 after buying an additional 930,784 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6,492.0% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 685,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,813,000 after purchasing an additional 674,840 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,688,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,453,000 after acquiring an additional 239,232 shares during the period. Rock Creek Group LP bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,035,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $26,200,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of ESGU opened at $116.63 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $122.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $127.54. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $134.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.80 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, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3282 per share. The ex-dividend date 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.