Brown Advisory Inc. Raises Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 190.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 14,972 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,812 shares during the quarter. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,336,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $228,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 22,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,851,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.1% in the 1st quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 11,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 1,701 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 17,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,398,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $95.80 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $10.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $94.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.37. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.33 and a 12 month high of $96.19.

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.