Eastern Bank Buys 58,588 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Eastern Bank grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 23.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 303,872 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 58,588 shares during the quarter. Eastern Bank’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $27,111,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGD. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.8% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 5,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 12,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $984,000 after buying an additional 725 shares in the last quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 58,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,745,000 after buying an additional 1,371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RTD Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. RTD Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 30,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,497,000 after buying an additional 260 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $91.84 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $91.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.90. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.33 and a one year high of $95.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.12 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 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.