BLB&B Advisors LLC Sells 178 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

BLB&B Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,237 shares of the company’s stock after selling 178 shares during the quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,190,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,384,603,000 after buying an additional 249,351 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $23,495,000. Clarius Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,458.7% during the 4th quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 160,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,731,000 after acquiring an additional 150,607 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,428.2% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 125,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,812,000 after acquiring an additional 117,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,625,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $131.78 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $108.02 and a fifty-two week high of $134.50. The firm has a market cap of $14.14 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $131.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $126.99.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.408 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.