Cetera Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Cetera Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 19.8% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 91,762 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,688 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $10,549,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 476,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,743,000 after buying an additional 86,339 shares in the last quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. XML Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.0% during the first quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 4,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth about $301,000. Finally, Redwood Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 31.7% during the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 8,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $923,000 after buying an additional 1,932 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $116.93 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $119.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $114.41. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $89.69 and a 12 month high of $124.11. The company has a market cap of $12.39 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a $0.2916 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.00%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF 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.