iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $96.30 and last traded at $96.29, with a volume of 26421 shares. The stock had previously closed at $95.80.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $94.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.37. The company has a market capitalization of $10.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 816.7% during the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the period. Rossmore Private Capital purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000.

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.