Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC Cuts Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 8.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 86,496 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,931 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF makes up 4.0% of Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $12,886,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 24.5% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,260,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,167,000 after buying an additional 444,833 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,489,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,964,029,000 after buying an additional 421,048 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 74.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 618,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,125,000 after acquiring an additional 263,387 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,067,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 100.1% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 363,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,940,000 after acquiring an additional 181,900 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $142.82 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $105.18 and a 1 year high of $152.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $148.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $147.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.02 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.3698 per share. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 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.