iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.38

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.3813 per share on Friday, September 18th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This is a 11.1% increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $166.37 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $16.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $166.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $158.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $136.82 and a 52-week high of $170.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,803,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,023,000 after acquiring an additional 467,558 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,288,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,532,804,000 after purchasing an additional 411,010 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,986,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $897,324,000 after purchasing an additional 47,266 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,646,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,225,000 after purchasing an additional 54,889 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,027,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,055,000 after purchasing an additional 42,417 shares in the last quarter.

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.