Principal Financial Group Inc. Acquires 30,607 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 47.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 94,895 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 30,607 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $9,074,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Blueline Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 233.1% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $102.57 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.48 and a fifty-two week high of $104.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $102.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $100.68. The company has a market cap of $11.72 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued 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.