Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Sells 112,828 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,015,236 shares of the company’s stock after selling 112,828 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 3.82% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $598,190,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 60.6% in the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,183,000 after buying an additional 5,529 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $495,000. Chatterton & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $559,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 71,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,461,000 after buying an additional 3,743 shares during the period. Finally, Asempa Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $693,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $165.04 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $17.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $154.39 and a 200-day moving average of $150.69. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $129.39 and a 1-year high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.3698 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

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.