40,165 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Acquired by Midwest Financial Partners Investments Inc.

Midwest Financial Partners Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 40,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,984,000. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF accounts for approximately 3.3% of Midwest Financial Partners Investments Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 89,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,394,000 after purchasing an additional 2,055 shares during the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $409,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC now owns 12,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,866,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 11,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,702,000 after purchasing an additional 1,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Motco lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Motco now owns 1,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $161.91 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $125.98 and a 12-month high of $163.15. The company has a market capitalization of $17.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $150.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $149.68.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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