HighTower Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

HighTower Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 309,468 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,375 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.30% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $45,059,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 63.0% during the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.5% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 20.4% during the third quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 205.3% during the third quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 571 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 384 shares during the period. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 137.1% in the 2nd quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.1%

ESGU stock opened at $148.42 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $15.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $149.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $146.62. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $105.18 and a 52 week high of $152.31.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.4554 per share. 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 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.