NBT Bank N A NY Grows Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

NBT Bank N A NY boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 946.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,840 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,091 shares during the quarter. NBT Bank N A NY’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,109,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $39,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $163.40 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $161.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $152.91. The firm has a market cap of $17.70 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $134.82 and a 1-year high of $166.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.3431 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%.

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.