Belpointe Asset Management LLC Acquires 232 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Belpointe Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 8,731 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 232 shares during the quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,081,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,904,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,533,476,000 after acquiring an additional 930,784 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,988,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,943,000 after purchasing an additional 43,972 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,688,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,453,000 after purchasing an additional 239,232 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6,492.0% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 685,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,813,000 after buying an additional 674,840 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 324,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,777,000 after buying an additional 14,794 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $117.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.80 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $105.18 and a one year high of $134.50. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $124.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $128.01.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3282 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th.

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.