Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 11.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,267 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,101 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,065,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,384,603,000 after acquiring an additional 249,351 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,811,000 after purchasing an additional 6,472 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,330,000 after purchasing an additional 80,162 shares during the period. Fiduciary Trust Co grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 522,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,868,000 after buying an additional 22,561 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,833,000 after buying an additional 2,380 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU stock opened at $131.66 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $104.14 and a one year high of $134.27. The firm has a market cap of $13.49 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $131.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $125.98.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.