JPMorgan Chase & Co. Sells 541,997 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 4.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,362,022 shares of the company’s stock after selling 541,997 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned approximately 10.96% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $1,385,144,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,591,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $849,054,000 after acquiring an additional 1,589,941 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,052,000 after acquiring an additional 273,430 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 44.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 859,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,707,000 after acquiring an additional 262,391 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,892,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,539,000 after acquiring an additional 238,134 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 248.3% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 302,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,942,000 after acquiring an additional 215,500 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

ESGU stock opened at $139.35 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $105.18 and a 52-week high of $139.94. The company has a 50-day moving average of $134.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.3229 per share. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th.

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.