Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Has $2.85 Million Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC decreased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 2.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,931 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,061 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $2,853,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGD. AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 249.4% in the first quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 580 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 100.0% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 692 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $61,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $65,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $90,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $91.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $85.26. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.33 and a 52-week high of $91.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $1.6311 per share. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF’s previous dividend of $1.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th.

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.