Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (BATS:ESGV) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (BATS:ESGV) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $132.07 and last traded at $132.07, with a volume of 127859 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $130.94.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $12.81 billion, a PE ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $121.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.66.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGV. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 2.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 20.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 256,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,122,000 after purchasing an additional 43,471 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF in the first quarter worth $209,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF in the first quarter worth $237,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 36.0% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 8,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $921,000 after purchasing an additional 2,224 shares during the period.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE USA All Cap Choice index, a market-cap-weighted index of US all-cap companies screened for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria. ESGV was launched on Sep 18, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.