Founders Financial Securities LLC Purchases Shares of 9,065 iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Founders Financial Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 9,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,351,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $419,000. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $824,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $5,173,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after purchasing an additional 866 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

ESGU opened at $165.20 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $152.99 and its 200-day moving average is $150.34. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $127.64 and a 52-week high of $165.57.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.