Park Avenue Securities LLC Cuts Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Park Avenue Securities LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 268,804 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,296 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC owned approximately 0.25% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $33,918,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. Annex Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Morningstar Investment Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 321.0% during the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 46,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,846,000 after buying an additional 35,105 shares during the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $283,000. Sentinel Trust Co. LBA grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Sentinel Trust Co. LBA now owns 8,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $920,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Regal Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 42,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,480,000 after acquiring an additional 1,512 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of ESGU opened at $124.75 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $121.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $118.10. The stock has a market cap of $13.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $89.69 and a 12-month high of $126.33.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a $0.4387 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.