EP Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 3.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 383,570 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,534 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $28,975,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pathstone Family Office LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 147.1% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 9,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $673,000 after purchasing an additional 5,799 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,545.4% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 43,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,036,000 after purchasing an additional 41,246 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 12,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $890,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 462,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,002,000 after purchasing an additional 19,829 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 226,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,654,000 after purchasing an additional 19,875 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

ESGD traded down $0.84 during trading on Friday, hitting $78.08. 557,617 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 305,261. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.35. The firm has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.74 and a 1 year high of $82.40.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $1.4567 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 11th.

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.