Bank of New Hampshire Cuts Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Bank of New Hampshire lowered its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 39.9% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,660 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,100 shares during the period. Bank of New Hampshire’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $198,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 120.4% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

ESGU stock traded down $2.35 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $116.93. The company had a trading volume of 575,820 shares, compared to its average volume of 895,586. The stock has a market cap of $12.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $119.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $114.41. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $89.69 and a 52 week high of $124.11.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.2916 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.00%.

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.