Centennial Bank AR Increases Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Centennial Bank AR lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 168.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 64,800 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,700 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 2.2% of Centennial Bank AR’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Centennial Bank AR owned 0.06% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $6,196,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $102.40 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $86.48 and a 1-year high of $104.81. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $102.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.41.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 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.