Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Invests $12.88 Million in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF $ESGE

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 283,275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,881,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NBT Bank N A NY grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1,654.5% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 772 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the first quarter worth $42,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $70,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ ESGE traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $53.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 675,920 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,214,316. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.60. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 52 week low of $39.00 and a 52 week high of $57.11. The stock has a market cap of $6.82 billion, a PE ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.75.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.4023 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.