RHS Financial LLC Decreases Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

RHS Financial LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 51.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,173 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,949 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of RHS Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. RHS Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,053,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Libra Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $480,000. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth $208,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 27.8% in the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,206,000 after buying an additional 1,937 shares during the period. Keener Financial Planning LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Keener Financial Planning LLC now owns 5,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Finally, PrairieView Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% in the second quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $142.82 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $105.18 and a 52 week high of $147.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $142.45 and its 200 day moving average is $132.81. The company has a market cap of $14.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.