Apella Capital LLC Has $11.86 Million Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Apella Capital LLC cut its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 79,606 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,092 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC owned 0.08% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $11,860,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 24.5% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,260,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,167,000 after purchasing an additional 444,833 shares during 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 valued at $1,964,029,000 after purchasing an additional 421,048 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.1% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 618,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,125,000 after buying an additional 263,387 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,067,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 181,900 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.6%

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $143.52 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $146.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $147.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $152.31.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.