Assetmark Inc. Purchases 15,492 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 38.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 55,848 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,492 shares during the quarter. Assetmark Inc. owned 0.05% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $8,131,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 63.0% in the second quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Centerpoint Advisors LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Key Financial Inc boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 205.3% in the 3rd 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 stake in 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 worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $148.21 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50-day moving average is $149.95 and its 200 day moving average is $146.53. 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 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 issued a $0.4554 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a positive change 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%.

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.