iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Reaches New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $106.55 and last traded at $106.38, with a volume of 186674 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $105.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $12.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.00.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Gould Capital LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 1,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 3,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Farrell Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 6,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $680,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Haverford Trust Co raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 25,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,466,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.