Miracle Mile Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

by · The Markets Daily

Miracle Mile Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU – Free Report) by 14.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 295,723 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,973 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $43,057,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 63.0% in the second quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% in the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.5% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $148.98 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $148.57 and its 200 day moving average is $143.05. The stock has a market cap of $15.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $105.18 and a twelve month high of $151.16.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.4554 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Profile

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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.

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