Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co Lowers Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co cut its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 241,553 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,255 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF comprises 0.9% of Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co owned about 0.23% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $34,160,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 60.6% during the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,183,000 after acquiring an additional 5,529 shares in the last quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 450.6% in the fourth quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 110,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,423,000 after acquiring an additional 90,214 shares in the last quarter. Chatterton & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $559,000. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 37.3% during the fourth quarter. Higgins & Schmidt Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 17,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,599,000 after purchasing an additional 4,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Financial Partners acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,806,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $164.04 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $163.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $154.18. The firm has a market cap of $17.84 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $135.34 and a 12-month high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.3431 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

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.