Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Grows Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 49,409 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,221 shares during the quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $6,365,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. SC&H Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 165,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,332,000 after acquiring an additional 3,604 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $796,000. Finally, Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 2,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $131.78 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $108.02 and a fifty-two week high of $134.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $131.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.10. The firm has a market cap of $14.14 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.