iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 161,996 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 40% from the previous session’s volume of 269,456 shares.The stock last traded at $76.72 and had previously closed at $76.49.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $8.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Fund Evaluation Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 106,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,425,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 64.0% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $373,000 after purchasing an additional 1,849 shares during the period. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 87.7% during the second quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,000 after purchasing an additional 3,942 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 77.4% during the second quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 33,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,654,000 after purchasing an additional 14,693 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.0% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 985,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,483,000 after purchasing an additional 72,631 shares during the period.

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.