Citigroup Inc. Sells 569,815 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Citigroup Inc. lowered its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 50.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 552,247 shares of the company’s stock after selling 569,815 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $69,683,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 10,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 23.0% in the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.2% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.7% during the second quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 4,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,513,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $131.23 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $99.69 and a 52 week high of $132.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $127.38 and a 200-day moving average of $122.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a dividend of $0.4387 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.