Columbia Trust Co 01012016 Acquires New Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Columbia Trust Co 01012016 acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 6,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $486,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.6% during the third quarter. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Advisors LLC now owns 32,496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,455,000 after purchasing an additional 2,625 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 162.7% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 370,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,581,000 after purchasing an additional 229,197 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.3% during the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 100,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,966,000 after purchasing an additional 12,590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.1% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 459,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,752,000 after purchasing an additional 53,212 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $80.18 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.14 billion, a PE ratio of 12.51 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $76.99 and a 200-day moving average of $73.34. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $65.74 and a 52 week high of $80.20.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.