iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $103.16 and last traded at $102.98, with a volume of 482014 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $101.64.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.9%

The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $97.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.31. The stock has a market cap of $11.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.7947 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 381.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.2% in the second quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 64,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,716,000 after purchasing an additional 5,415 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 190.2% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 14,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,336,000 after purchasing an additional 9,812 shares during the period. Associated Banc Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 5,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $510,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares in the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,516,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,270,000 after buying an additional 59,480 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.7% in the 2nd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 1,690 shares in the last quarter.

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.