Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC Has $2.33 Million Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 12.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,049 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,560 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $62,000. Foster Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 20,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,619,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 23.1% in the 4th quarter. Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,639,000 after purchasing an additional 1,874 shares during the period. Finally, Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

ESGU stock opened at $132.32 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $106.30 and a twelve month high of $134.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.13 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $131.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $126.56.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.408 dividend. 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.