Aspiriant LLC Makes New $688,000 Investment in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Aspiriant LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 5,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $688,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ESGU. Leo Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 18,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,489,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. PrairieView Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% during the second quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Single Point Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Peak Financial Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Peak Financial Management Inc. now owns 3,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $145.28 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $147.42. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $143.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $133.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a $0.3655 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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.