InterOcean Capital Group LLC Cuts Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

InterOcean Capital Group LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 10.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,189 shares of the company’s stock after selling 370 shares during the quarter. InterOcean Capital Group LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $367,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 52.7% in the 1st quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 52,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,087,000 after buying an additional 18,268 shares during the period. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.4% in the first quarter. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 24,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,849,000 after acquiring an additional 8,190 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.2% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 776 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,029,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,001,000 after purchasing an additional 355,054 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 1ST Source Bank raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 13,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,495,000 after purchasing an additional 783 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock traded down $0.63 during trading on Thursday, hitting $118.13. 1,172,877 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 899,042. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $118.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $113.71. The stock has a market cap of $12.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $89.69 and a 12-month high of $124.11.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $0.2916 per share. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company 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.