Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Raises Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,188 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 827 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $6,080,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. TIAA Trust National Association increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.4% during the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,291,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $633,274,000 after purchasing an additional 707,159 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.3% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,029,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,268,001,000 after buying an additional 355,054 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth about $27,935,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $23,495,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $21,704,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

ESGU traded up $0.05 during trading on Thursday, reaching $131.47. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 420,846 shares, compared to its average volume of 762,241. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $121.18. The company has a market cap of $13.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $97.80 and a 1 year high of $132.12.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a dividend of $0.4387 per share. 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.