Meridian Financial Partners LLC Takes $388,000 Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Meridian Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,015 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $388,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,384,603,000 after purchasing an additional 249,351 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,811,000 after buying an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,330,000 after acquiring an additional 80,162 shares during the period. Fiduciary Trust Co raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 522,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,868,000 after acquiring an additional 22,561 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,833,000 after acquiring an additional 2,380 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $128.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $13.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $103.57 and a 1 year high of $134.27. The business has a fifty day moving average of $131.06 and a 200-day moving average of $125.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.408 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.