Balentine LLC Acquires New Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Balentine LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $110,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.4% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,291,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,274,000 after purchasing an additional 707,159 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $47,807,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.3% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,029,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,001,000 after buying an additional 355,054 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth about $27,935,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $23,495,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $126.71 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $95.06 and a 12 month high of $128.67. The stock has a market cap of $13.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a 50 day moving average of $125.07 and a 200 day moving average of $120.39.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.4387 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.