First Horizon Advisors Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

First Horizon Advisors Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 19.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,501 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,091 shares during the quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $2,641,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Centerpoint Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 42.2% during the 4th quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Howe & Rusling Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $47,000. PrairieView Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 56.4% in the 4th quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $62,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of ESGU opened at $131.25 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $14.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $108.40 and a 12 month high of $134.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $131.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.16.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.