iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Holdings Lifted by Alliancebernstein L.P.

Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 8.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 157,649 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,215 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $19,219,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $824,000. AlTi Global Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 122,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,919,000 after purchasing an additional 1,149 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 408.8% in the 1st quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $993,000 after buying an additional 6,545 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,239,000 after buying an additional 1,190 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 78.3% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 19,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,368,000 after buying an additional 8,530 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.3%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $142.50 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $138.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $129.67. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $143.02. The stock has a market cap of $14.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th were given a $0.3229 dividend. This represents a $1.29 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29.

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.