Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Cuts Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC decreased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 79,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,044 shares during the period. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $13,061,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 11,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,753,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% in the second quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC now owns 2,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. DWR Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. DWR Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Axis Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Axis Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,118,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fort Point Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $420,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $166.91 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $166.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $158.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.10 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $136.82 and a 52 week high of $170.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.