Wedmont Private Capital Acquires New Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Wedmont Private Capital purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 7,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $791,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,086,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,987,000 after buying an additional 237,327 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,709,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,867,000 after acquiring an additional 22,635 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,392,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $417,687,000 after acquiring an additional 124,982 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,763,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,662,000 after acquiring an additional 78,724 shares during the period. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,592,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,474,000 after acquiring an additional 39,650 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $105.57 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $12.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $105.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $102.12. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $90.48 and a 12-month high of $108.00.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a semiannual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $1.6286 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a yield of 317.0%.

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.