Tarbox Family Office Inc. Reduces Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Tarbox Family Office Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 65.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 3,854 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,424 shares during the quarter. Tarbox Family Office Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $574,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter valued at $5,173,000. CW Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 11,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,493,000 after buying an additional 541 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after acquiring an additional 866 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $142.70 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $152.31. The firm has a market cap of $14.95 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $147.65.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company 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.