iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $104.83 and last traded at $104.83, with a volume of 46262 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $102.52.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.80. The stock has a market cap of $12.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. HF Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 102.1% in the 4th quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 25,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,403,000 after purchasing an additional 12,767 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 97.5% during the 4th quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 14,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,405,000 after buying an additional 7,292 shares during the period. Stanich Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Stanich Group LLC now owns 211,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,121,000 after acquiring an additional 10,858 shares during the last quarter. Impact Investors Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Impact Investors Inc now owns 120,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,440,000 after acquiring an additional 20,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parcion Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $980,000.

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.