Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $8.75 Million Stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL)

Principal Financial Group Inc. decreased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) by 17.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 91,294 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,736 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned approximately 1.04% of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF worth $8,747,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 240,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,012,000 after acquiring an additional 5,917 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 282.9% during the fourth quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 9,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $928,000 after buying an additional 6,651 shares during the period. Humankind Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $424,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,420,000.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SUSL opened at $109.44 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $104.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.36. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 52 week low of $83.45 and a 52 week high of $109.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $946.66 million, a PE ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.04.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were given a $0.2635 dividend. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. This is a boost from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Leaders index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap firms with the highest ESG ratings, weighted by market-cap within each sector buckets. SUSL was launched on May 7, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.