Connecticut Wealth Management LLC Cuts Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Connecticut Wealth Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 13.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 22,700 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,598 shares during the period. Connecticut Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGD. Brooklyn FI LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,436.1% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,032,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,017,090 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,604,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,723,000 after acquiring an additional 973,276 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 363.0% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 624,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,556,000 after purchasing an additional 489,683 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,343,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,428,000 after purchasing an additional 459,851 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,268,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,257,000 after purchasing an additional 399,962 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $87.77 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $82.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.41. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.33 and a 1-year high of $88.75. The company has a market cap of $9.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.13 and a beta of 0.86.

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.