Veridan Wealth LLC Acquires New Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Veridan Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 5,503 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $723,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 2,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $302,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 57,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,253,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ridgeline Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $3,403,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $127.94 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $108.40 and a 1-year high of $134.50. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $131.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.45. The firm has a market cap of $13.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.