Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Trims Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 29.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 540,290 shares of the company’s stock after selling 228,358 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.50% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $69,600,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Centerpoint Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 42.2% during the fourth quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,555,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Single Point Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $821,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $120.24 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.09 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $130.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.69. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $108.40 and a 12-month high of $134.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced 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.