Capital Investment Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 21.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,650 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 639 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $494,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of ESGU. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth about $57,000. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 34.4% during the first quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 45.7% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Finally, FSC Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth about $83,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.2%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $146.44 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $105.18 and a 52 week high of $146.59. The company has a market capitalization of $14.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $141.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $131.76.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th.

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.