iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF $ESGE Shares Newly Acquired by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 280,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,185,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 60.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 144,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,577,000 after acquiring an additional 54,488 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 96.7% during the 1st quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 79,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,610,000 after purchasing an additional 39,025 shares in the last quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 61,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,790,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 6.0% in the second quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC now owns 55,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,057,000 after purchasing an additional 3,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,686,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF stock traded up $0.79 on Monday, reaching $55.72. 210,746 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,053,008. The company has a 50-day moving average of $53.66 and a 200 day moving average of $52.22. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a one year low of $42.08 and a one year high of $57.11. The company has a market capitalization of $7.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.76.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.