Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. Purchases New Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $563,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Key Capital Management INC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $47,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $163.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $127.64 and a fifty-two week high of $164.10. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $152.16 and a 200 day moving average of $150.10.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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