iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU Stock Sold by Apella Capital LLC

Apella Capital LLC lessened its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 5.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 67,081 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,711 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $11,409,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ESGU. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,134,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 28,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,747,000 after buying an additional 3,452 shares during the period. Greenfield Savings Bank boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Greenfield Savings Bank now owns 1,720 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,198,000. Finally, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $10,674,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU traded down $1.08 during trading on Thursday, hitting $169.00. 103,155 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 494,108. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $136.82 and a 52-week high of $171.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $167.89 and a 200 day moving average of $161.37. The company has a market cap of $18.14 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3813 per share. This represents a $1.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431.

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.