APS Management Group Inc. Invests $694,000 in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

APS Management Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $694,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 9.4% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 95,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,910,000 after purchasing an additional 8,206 shares during the period. Sofi Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 40.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC now owns 14,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,117,000 after buying an additional 4,208 shares during the period. Motco increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Motco now owns 1,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $514,000. Finally, SigFig Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 34.0% in the third quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,568,000 after purchasing an additional 6,235 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $151.22 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $148.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $143.68. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $105.18 and a 52 week high of $151.34. The stock has a market cap of $15.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.4554 dividend. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.