Vision Capital Management Inc. Sells 773,883 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Vision Capital Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 97.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,980 shares of the company’s stock after selling 773,883 shares during the quarter. Vision Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,832,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,952,023,000 after buying an additional 467,558 shares in the last quarter. Atomic Invest LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3,385.6% in the 2nd quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 205,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,349,000 after purchasing an additional 199,343 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $10,674,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,646,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,225,000 after buying an additional 54,889 shares during the last quarter. Finally, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $6,811,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $167.55 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $136.82 and a 52 week high of $171.09. The company has a market capitalization of $17.94 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $168.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $162.96.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.3813 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%.

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.