MAI Capital Management Raises Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

MAI Capital Management lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 86.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,601 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,786 shares during the quarter. MAI Capital Management’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,358,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGD. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $787,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $269,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2,848.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 8,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $741,000 after purchasing an additional 8,033 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 30.4% during the 2nd quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.7% during the 2nd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 1,690 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $104.22 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.33 and a 12 month high of $104.81. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.48.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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.