Assetmark Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Assetmark Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 7.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 51,793 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,055 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $7,716,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,870,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Single Point Partners LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $154.41 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $110.69 and a twelve month high of $154.88. The firm has a market cap of $16.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average of $146.57 and a 200 day moving average of $147.89.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.