Appleton Partners Inc. MA Reduces Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Appleton Partners Inc. MA decreased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 12.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,506 shares of the company’s stock after selling 665 shares during the quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $368,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Redwood Park Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $71,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $86.11 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $86.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.92. The firm has a market cap of $9.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.13 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.33 and a 1 year high of $90.37.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a dividend of $1.6311 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF’s previous dividend of $1.01.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.