64,746 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Bought by Plancorp LLC

Plancorp LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 64,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,697,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,023,000 after purchasing an additional 467,558 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.1% during the 1st 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. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $58,926,000. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth $47,018,000. Finally, IMPACTfolio LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 263,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,996,000 after buying an additional 3,918 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.4%

ESGU stock traded up $0.62 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $160.66. The company had a trading volume of 1,323,954 shares, compared to its average volume of 499,673. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $136.82 and a one year high of $171.09. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $167.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $159.43.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.3813 per share. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

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.