Eastern Bank Sells 212 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Eastern Bank decreased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,554 shares of the company’s stock after selling 212 shares during the period. Eastern Bank’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $1,102,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,384,603,000 after buying an additional 249,351 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,811,000 after purchasing an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,330,000 after purchasing an additional 80,162 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 522,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,868,000 after purchasing an additional 22,561 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,833,000 after purchasing an additional 2,380 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $127.94 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $103.57 and a twelve month high of $134.27. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $131.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $125.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.408 dividend. 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.