FLC Capital Advisors Lowers Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

FLC Capital Advisors lowered its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,452 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,857 shares during the period. FLC Capital Advisors’ holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $3,308,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% during the second quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% during the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter valued at about $57,000. Continuum Advisory LLC grew 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 valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 45.7% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU opened at $145.28 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $14.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $143.11 and a 200 day moving average of $133.64. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $147.42.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a $0.3655 dividend. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. 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.