iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Hits New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Posted by Andrew Walz on Feb 27th, 2026

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD – Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $104.16 and last traded at $103.9920, with a volume of 31519 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $103.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $99.39 and a 200-day moving average of $95.34. The firm has a market cap of $11.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors 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%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 816.7% in the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Rossmore Private Capital acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter worth $32,000.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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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.