McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. Acquires 3,342 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 90.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,021 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,342 shares during the quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $993,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 60.6% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,183,000 after buying an additional 5,529 shares in the last quarter. Chatterton & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $559,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 71,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,461,000 after acquiring an additional 3,743 shares in the last quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 450.6% during the 4th quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 110,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,423,000 after acquiring an additional 90,214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asempa Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $693,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $163.23 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $159.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $152.01. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $129.39 and a twelve month high of $166.46. The company has a market capitalization of $17.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3431 per share. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

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.