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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) shares reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $85.08 and last traded at $84.77, with a volume of 257615 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $84.55.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $80.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.15. The company has a market capitalization of $9.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 392,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,048,000 after purchasing an additional 19,902 shares during the period. Phillips Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $65,000. Wrapmanager Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. now owns 97,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,230,000 after purchasing an additional 2,319 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Wealth Group LLC now owns 17,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,482,000 after purchasing an additional 740 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.