Mather Group LLC. Reduces Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Mather Group LLC. lowered its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,666 shares of the company’s stock after selling 160 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $463,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,029,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,001,000 after buying an additional 355,054 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.4% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,291,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $633,274,000 after acquiring an additional 707,159 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 22.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 476,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,743,000 after acquiring an additional 86,339 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 386.8% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 450,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,822,000 after acquiring an additional 358,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $47,807,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGU stock opened at $126.67 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $13.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $89.69 and a fifty-two week high of $126.98. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $122.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $118.46.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a $0.4387 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.