Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU – Free Report) by 11.2% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 550,785 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 55,682 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $51,723,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 67.8% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $46,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.2% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $50,000.
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.1 %
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $113.57 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $108.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.71. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $84.19 and a 52 week high of $113.96.
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 21st were given a dividend of $0.337 per share. This represents a $1.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 20th.
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.
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