34,809 Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Bought by Avise Financial Cooperative Inc.

Avise Financial Cooperative Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 34,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,186,000. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF comprises 4.7% of Avise Financial Cooperative Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.9% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 9,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,449,000 after acquiring an additional 2,353 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 5,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $661,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 64.9% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moment Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Moment Partners LLC now owns 24,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,790 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.4%

ESGU stock opened at $165.73 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $129.39 and a 52 week high of $166.46. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $150.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.3698 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%.

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.