iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD Shares Sold by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. cut its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,565,608 shares of the company’s stock after selling 626,228 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned about 1.40% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $145,570,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGD. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.2% in the second quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 64,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,716,000 after buying an additional 5,415 shares during the last quarter. Associated Banc Corp boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.8% during the second quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 5,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $510,000 after acquiring an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 190.2% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 14,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,336,000 after acquiring an additional 9,812 shares during the period. Acorns Advisers LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,516,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,270,000 after acquiring an additional 59,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 56.7% in the 2nd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 1,690 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 2.4%

ESGD stock opened at $101.64 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $72.33 and a 52-week high of $101.69. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $97.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

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