Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Sells 35,001 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC trimmed its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 25.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 104,310 shares of the company’s stock after selling 35,001 shares during the period. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $12,446,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $720,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 67.6% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 92,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,716,000 after buying an additional 37,366 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 4,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $457,000 after buying an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 109,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,451,000 after buying an additional 2,850 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisor OS LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $230,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $119.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $12.72 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $89.69 and a fifty-two week high of $124.11. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $120.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $116.64.

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.