Transcend Capital Advisors LLC Sells 4,431 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC lowered its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 9.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 42,945 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,431 shares during the quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $4,506,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. Clarius Group LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 43.9% during the 3rd quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 11,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 3,355 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Group LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Manning & Napier Group LLC now owns 11,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares during the period. All Season Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $225,000. SVB Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. SVB Wealth LLC now owns 7,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $733,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the period. Finally, RHS Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 40,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,833,000 after purchasing an additional 1,925 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

ESGU traded up $1.09 on Friday, hitting $111.62. 573,782 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 910,220. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $112.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $105.35. The firm has a market cap of $12.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $88.86 and a one year high of $115.29.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a $0.3842 dividend. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

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.