iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Stock Position Lifted by Sovereign Financial Group Inc.

Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 16.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,768 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 676 shares during the quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $614,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,384,603,000 after acquiring an additional 249,351 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $23,495,000. Financial Advocates Investment Management lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,428.2% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 125,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,812,000 after purchasing an additional 117,113 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,330,000 after purchasing an additional 80,162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $6,349,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $128.23 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.16 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $103.57 and a 1-year high of $134.27. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $131.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $125.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.408 dividend. 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.