Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 11,784 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 108 shares during the quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,528,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ESGU. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 57,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,253,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398 shares during the last quarter. Ridgeline Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $3,403,000. Vertex Planning Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Vertex Planning Partners LLC now owns 2,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,833,000 after purchasing an additional 2,380 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $132.26 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $106.30 and a 12 month high of $134.50. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $131.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $126.73. The stock has a market cap of $14.19 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.