Cooper Financial Group Sells 3,371 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Cooper Financial Group trimmed its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 31.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,181 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,371 shares during the quarter. Cooper Financial Group’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $826,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bangor Savings Bank grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 23,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,691,000 after purchasing an additional 863 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Parkside Advisors LLC now owns 71,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,203,000 after buying an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% in the first quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 120,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,772,000 after buying an additional 664 shares during the last quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.5% in the first quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,793,000 after buying an additional 1,218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foster Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.4% in the first quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 18,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,160,000 after buying an additional 433 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

ESGU opened at $119.32 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $89.69 and a 12-month high of $120.21. The stock has a market cap of $13.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50 day moving average of $114.77 and a 200-day moving average of $110.97.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.2916 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.98%.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.