Brookstone Capital Management Purchases 26,917 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Brookstone Capital Management increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 206,262 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,917 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management owned approximately 0.20% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $30,032,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $419,000. Freedom Investment Management Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.7% during the first quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares during the period. Clarity Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 13.4% in the 1st quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 91,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,171,000 after purchasing an additional 10,840 shares in the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 8,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,005,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of ESGU opened at $150.95 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $150.99. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $148.14 and its 200-day moving average is $142.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.44 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.4554 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

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.