iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $106.55 and last traded at $106.38, with a volume of 186674 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $105.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.0%

The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $101.11. The firm has a market cap of $12.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $1.6286 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Stanich Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Stanich Group LLC now owns 211,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,121,000 after purchasing an additional 10,858 shares in the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $980,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 223,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,315,000 after acquiring an additional 14,848 shares in the last quarter. Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $489,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 58.5% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,550,000 after purchasing an additional 6,018 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of developed market international companies that have been selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics. ESGD was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.