iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sets New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $101.49 and last traded at $101.23, with a volume of 249695 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $99.64.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average is $95.82 and its 200-day moving average is $93.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,191,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,549,000 after purchasing an additional 406,940 shares in the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,059,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,849,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,857,000 after buying an additional 350,018 shares in the last quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $20,481,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 942.3% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 208,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,379,000 after acquiring an additional 188,419 shares in the last quarter.

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.