UBS Group AG Sells 51,153 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

UBS Group AG cut its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 14.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 294,359 shares of the company’s stock after selling 51,153 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $43,854,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of ESGU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 24.5% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,260,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,167,000 after purchasing an additional 444,833 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,489,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,964,029,000 after buying an additional 421,048 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.1% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 618,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,125,000 after buying an additional 263,387 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,067,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 100.1% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 363,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,940,000 after acquiring an additional 181,900 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $159.88 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $121.35 and a 1 year high of $160.04. The stock has a market cap of $16.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $147.98 and a 200 day moving average of $148.69.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.3698 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company 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.