CENTRAL TRUST Co Has $819,000 Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

CENTRAL TRUST Co reduced its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,050 shares of the company’s stock after selling 592 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $819,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. TIAA Trust National Association grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 6,274,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $843,976,000 after acquiring an additional 433,867 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,892,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,539,000 after purchasing an additional 238,134 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the first 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 last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in 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 valued at $316,929,000 after purchasing an additional 168,744 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 449.9% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 134,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,184,000 after purchasing an additional 109,957 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of ESGU opened at $149.80 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $146.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.90. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $105.18 and a 12 month high of $150.93. The company has a market capitalization of $15.32 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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