Bell Investment Advisors Inc Buys 505 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 6.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,909 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $678,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 241,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,381,000 after acquiring an additional 1,938 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 110.4% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after acquiring an additional 6,193 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $58,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $84.28 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $74.08 and a 1 year high of $85.04. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.