Atria Investments Inc Boosts Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 7.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,913 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $665,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% during the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth $57,000. PrairieView Partners LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $72,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $91,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of ESGU opened at $147.06 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $105.18 and a 52-week high of $150.93. The company has a market capitalization of $15.04 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $145.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $137.25.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.3655 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%.

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.