Caprock Group LLC Takes Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 3,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $495,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,173,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $870,000. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 179,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,265,000 after purchasing an additional 4,305 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $148.42 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $152.31. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $149.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.61 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 was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.4554 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

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.