iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $96.83 and last traded at $97.0060, with a volume of 117182 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $96.10.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $94.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.15. The company has a market capitalization of $11.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 816.7% in the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Rossmore Private Capital acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter worth $31,000.

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.