Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC Sells 608 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC cut its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,389 shares of the company’s stock after selling 608 shares during the period. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $323,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.6% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after acquiring an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 205,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,016,000 after acquiring an additional 3,060 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 50,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,163,000 after acquiring an additional 2,887 shares in the last quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 637.4% in the 1st quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC now owns 6,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $748,000 after acquiring an additional 5,303 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 28.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.5%

ESGU stock opened at $145.34 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $142.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $133.14. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $147.42. The firm has a market cap of $14.92 billion, a PE 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a $0.3655 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.

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.