iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Stock Holdings Lessened by PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 8.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,246 shares of the company’s stock after selling 211 shares during the quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $274,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,591,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $849,054,000 after acquiring an additional 1,589,941 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,052,000 after purchasing an additional 273,430 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 44.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 859,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,707,000 after purchasing an additional 262,391 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 248.3% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 302,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,942,000 after purchasing an additional 215,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,173,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,992,000 after purchasing an additional 171,405 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $140.60 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $135.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.63. The company has a market cap of $14.24 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $141.15.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a $0.3229 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

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.