iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Shares Purchased by Stone House Investment Management LLC

Stone House Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 89,256 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,144 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF accounts for 3.2% of Stone House Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Stone House Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $8,699,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.0% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $222,000. Cibc World Market Inc. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 4,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 178,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,053,000 after purchasing an additional 9,778 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,020,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock traded up $0.45 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $99.50. The stock had a trading volume of 232,827 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,195,000. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.77. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $83.08 and a twelve month high of $101.28. The firm has a market cap of $12.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 27th were paid a $0.3992 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 26th.

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.