Centennial Bank AR Boosts Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF $ESGE

Centennial Bank AR raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) by 96.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 79,400 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,025 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of Centennial Bank AR’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF were worth $3,610,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGE. NBT Bank N A NY raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1,654.5% during the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 772 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $70,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Down 1.2%

NASDAQ:ESGE opened at $50.82 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $53.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.87. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a twelve month low of $39.00 and a twelve month high of $57.11. The company has a market capitalization of $6.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.75.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.4023 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.