Principal Financial Group Inc. Takes Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 92,010 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,555,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned 0.08% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,499,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $669,114,000 after acquiring an additional 326,396 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,191,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,549,000 after purchasing an additional 406,940 shares during the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,516,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,270,000 after purchasing an additional 59,480 shares in the last quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 1,331,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,783,000 after buying an additional 70,258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,119,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,844,000 after buying an additional 35,487 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $102.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.40. The stock has a market cap of $11.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.33 and a 1 year high of $104.15.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.7947 dividend. This represents a yield of 381.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 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.