Corient Private Wealth LLC Decreases Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Corient Private Wealth LLC lessened its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 121,708 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,852 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $16,467,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 63.0% in the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% in the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $57,000. Finally, PrairieView Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% during the second quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $146.31 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $147.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.72. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $150.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.97 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be issued a $0.4554 dividend. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th.

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.