iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Shares Newly Bought by Manchester Capital Management LLC

Manchester Capital Management LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 3,168 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $528,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 127,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,809,000 after buying an additional 22,684 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $374,225,000 after acquiring an additional 54,889 shares during the period. Noble Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,205,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,715,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $546,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU traded down $0.81 during trading on Friday, hitting $166.36. 403,381 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 496,722. The company has a market cap of $17.78 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $168.01 and a 200 day moving average of $163.52. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $136.82 and a 52-week high of $171.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.