Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Raises Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 0.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 96,073 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $12,999,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $226,000. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $218,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $345,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares in the last quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $810,000. Finally, SC&H Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $213,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $146.46 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $147.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.83 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $141.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $131.93.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.