iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 1,965,227 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 419% from the previous session’s volume of 378,322 shares.The stock last traded at $94.0040 and had previously closed at $94.11.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.59. The company has a market cap of $10.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be given a $1.7947 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 381.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $787,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.4% in the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 12,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $981,000 after buying an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 48,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,966,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,656,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,040,000 after buying an additional 51,566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWS Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $214,000.

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.