Plancorp LLC Reduces Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Plancorp LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 73,059 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,854 shares during the quarter. Plancorp LLC owned about 0.07% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $10,884,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth $5,173,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after buying an additional 866 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.5%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $161.47 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $17.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $149.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $149.18. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $125.98 and a 52 week high of $161.78.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.3698 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend 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.