iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Sold by Advisory Alpha LLC

Advisory Alpha LLC reduced its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,093 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,034 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,324,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 12.4% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223 shares in the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter valued at about $1,528,000. Creative Planning grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 266,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,750,000 after purchasing an additional 8,581 shares in the last quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 86,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,281,000 after purchasing an additional 2,888 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth about $221,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $124.97 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $89.69 and a one year high of $126.33. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $121.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $118.01.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a $0.4387 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.