Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC Sells 15,452 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lowered its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 61.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,884 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,452 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,473,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,260,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,167,000 after acquiring an additional 444,833 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,489,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,964,029,000 after purchasing an additional 421,048 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.1% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 618,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,125,000 after purchasing an additional 263,387 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,067,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 100.1% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 363,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,940,000 after purchasing an additional 181,900 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $142.82 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $148.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $147.75. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $152.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.3698 dividend. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th.

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.