Howland Capital Management LLC Makes New $21.29 Million Investment in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Howland Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 206,574 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,287,000. Howland Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.18% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 38.8% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 35,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,668,000 after purchasing an additional 9,976 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.4% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 102,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,517,000 after purchasing an additional 17,348 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at about $791,000. Ryan Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 165.2% in the second quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,850,000 after buying an additional 11,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Noble Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at about $589,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGD opened at $102.31 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $90.48 and a fifty-two week high of $108.00. The company has a market capitalization of $11.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.38.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 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.