Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Cuts Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. cut its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,460 shares of the company’s stock after selling 266 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $310,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 10,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 23.0% during the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.2% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 776 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Howard Financial Services LTD. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 4,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $537,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $130.89 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $127.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $121.84. The firm 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 has a 12 month low of $99.69 and a 12 month high of $132.12.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.