iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Reaches New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $132.91 and last traded at $132.79, with a volume of 78454 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $132.72.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $128.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $122.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a dividend of $0.4387 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $439,000. World Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,018,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 18.2% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 67,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,819,000 after buying an additional 10,327 shares in the last quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc now owns 26,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,368,000 after buying an additional 904 shares during the period. Finally, Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 12.7% during the third quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC now owns 2,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,000 after buying an additional 235 shares during the period.

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.