iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $103.16 and last traded at $102.98, with a volume of 482014 shares. The stock had previously closed at $101.64.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $11.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $97.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.09.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $1.7947 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 381.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 5,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares in the last quarter. Eaton Financial Holdings Company LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in 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 worth $56,000 after buying an additional 415 shares in the last quarter. Smithfield Trust Co grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.6% in the fourth quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 643 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during 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.