Bessemer Group Inc. Sells 244 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Bessemer Group Inc. cut its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 10,232 shares of the company’s stock after selling 244 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,384,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the 1st 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 lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,840,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,052,000 after buying an additional 273,430 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% in the 1st 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 grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $292,658,000 after acquiring an additional 88,833 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.8% in the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,342,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,929,000 after acquiring an additional 168,744 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

ESGU stock opened at $148.92 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $150.93. The business’s 50-day moving average is $144.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $135.70. The company has a market cap of $15.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.