Smithfield Trust Co Increases Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Smithfield Trust Co raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 16.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,180 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the period. Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $401,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ESGU. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,811,000 after purchasing an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 3,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $406,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 25,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,229,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares during the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Summit Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC now owns 44,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,647,000 after buying an additional 710 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU opened at $130.89 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $99.69 and a fifty-two week high of $132.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $127.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $121.84. The company has a market capitalization of $13.91 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.