Raymond James & Associates Reduces Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Raymond James & Associates lowered its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU – Free Report) by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 168,642 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,837 shares during the quarter. Raymond James & Associates owned approximately 0.11% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $16,436,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 13.3% in the first quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 10,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $923,000 after buying an additional 1,194 shares in the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 9,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $181,000. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth $280,000. Finally, Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 33.8% during the first quarter. Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. now owns 6,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $620,000 after buying an additional 1,733 shares during the period.

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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $94.67 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $96.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.11. The company has a market capitalization of $12.20 billion, a PE ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $79.16 and a 1-year high of $101.28.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 27th were paid a dividend of $0.3992 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 26th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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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.

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