Bank of New York Mellon Corp Sells 8,576 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lowered its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 14.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 51,884 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,576 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned approximately 0.05% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $7,020,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 6,274,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $843,976,000 after acquiring an additional 433,867 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,892,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,539,000 after purchasing an additional 238,134 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,824,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $831,993,000 after purchasing an additional 233,643 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.8% during the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,342,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,929,000 after purchasing an additional 168,744 shares during the period. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,400,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,658,000 after purchasing an additional 88,833 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

ESGU stock opened at $144.06 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $150.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $146.39 and its 200 day moving average is $138.92. The company has a market capitalization of $14.74 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost 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.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company 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.