Summit X LLC Acquires 360 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Summit X LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.8% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 13,124 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 360 shares during the quarter. Summit X LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,776,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% in the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $57,000. PrairieView Partners LLC lifted 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 last quarter. Finally, MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $101,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $147.06 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.04 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $105.18 and a one year high of $150.93. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $145.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $137.25.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a dividend of $0.3655 per share. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This is a positive change 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.