Alesco Advisors LLC Sells 26,604 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Alesco Advisors LLC lowered its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 250,959 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,604 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Alesco Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $36,540,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 121.2% in the third quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 5,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $768,000 after purchasing an additional 2,889 shares in the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $233,000. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.4% during the 3rd quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC now owns 31,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,633,000 after acquiring an additional 597 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 2,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $150.77 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $149.02 and its 200 day moving average is $144.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.79 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $105.18 and a one year high of $151.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.