KPP Advisory Services LLC Has $4.77 Million Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

KPP Advisory Services LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 35,247 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,117 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF comprises about 1.2% of KPP Advisory Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. KPP Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $4,769,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,824,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $831,993,000 after purchasing an additional 233,643 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,052,000 after purchasing an additional 273,430 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $474,539,000 after buying an additional 238,134 shares during the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 2,400,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,658,000 after buying an additional 88,833 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.6% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,173,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,992,000 after acquiring an additional 171,405 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $146.46 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.00 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $132.05. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $147.17.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.