Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. Sells 161 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 4.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,294 shares of the company’s stock after selling 161 shares during the period. Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $424,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,384,603,000 after acquiring an additional 249,351 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $23,495,000. Clarius Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,458.7% during the 4th quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 160,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,731,000 after acquiring an additional 150,607 shares during the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1,428.2% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 125,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,812,000 after buying an additional 117,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $12,625,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 1.6 %

ESGU opened at $127.94 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $108.40 and a 12 month high of $134.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $131.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.45. The stock has a market cap of $13.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.408 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.