Founders Financial Securities LLC Makes New Investment in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Founders Financial Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 6,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $622,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,703,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,252,000 after acquiring an additional 44,374 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,849,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,857,000 after buying an additional 350,018 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,091,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,432,000 after buying an additional 127,473 shares during the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,553,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,427,000 after buying an additional 37,167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,337,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,401,000 after buying an additional 68,092 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD opened at $103.22 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $99.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $98.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.48 and a 52 week high of $104.81.

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.