Blue Edge Capital LLC Reduces Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Blue Edge Capital LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 97,907 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,697 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF accounts for 1.9% of Blue Edge Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Blue Edge Capital LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $11,936,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 34.4% during the first quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 45.7% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Transce3nd LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $79,000. Finally, FSC Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter valued at $83,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $140.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $105.18 and a 52 week high of $141.15. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $135.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $128.63.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were given a $0.3229 dividend. 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 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.