iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Acquired by NBC Securities Inc.

NBC Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 129,600.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,297 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,296 shares during the quarter. NBC Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $158,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,591,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,054,000 after acquiring an additional 1,589,941 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,904,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,533,476,000 after acquiring an additional 930,784 shares during the period. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6,492.0% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 685,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,813,000 after acquiring an additional 674,840 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 44.0% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 859,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,707,000 after acquiring an additional 262,391 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.5% during the 4th 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.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $131.24 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $105.18 and a 1 year high of $134.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $122.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $127.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.61 billion, a PE ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a dividend of $0.3282 per share. 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.