Brighton Jones LLC Makes New $729,000 Investment in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 4,373 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $729,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. StoneX Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $907,000. Verus Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 10.1% in the third quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $547,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 63,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,576,000 after purchasing an additional 2,921 shares in the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $237,000. Finally, Plancorp LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $10,697,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $165.70 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $136.82 and a 52-week high of $171.09. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $167.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.73. The firm has a market cap of $17.80 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $0.3813 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3431.

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.