Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Has $1.54 Million Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 11,915 shares of the company’s stock after selling 825 shares during the quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,535,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Foster Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 20,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,619,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the period. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 23.1% during the 4th quarter. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 455 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,639,000 after purchasing an additional 1,874 shares during the period. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Finally, MBE Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. MBE Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after purchasing an additional 433 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $133.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $131.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $126.60. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $106.30 and a fifty-two week high of $134.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.408 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.