iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Reaches New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $107.92 and last traded at $107.76, with a volume of 50113 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $107.14.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $12.28 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.31.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Arax Advisory Partners purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 233.1% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.9% during the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter.

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.