iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD Shares Sold by Alesco Advisors LLC

Alesco Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 5.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 127,936 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,701 shares during the quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $11,895,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,499,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $669,114,000 after purchasing an additional 326,396 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 22.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,191,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,549,000 after purchasing an additional 406,940 shares in the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,516,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,270,000 after purchasing an additional 59,480 shares during the last quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 1,331,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,783,000 after acquiring an additional 70,258 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,119,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,844,000 after acquiring an additional 35,487 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.2%

ESGD stock opened at $98.56 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $95.21 and its 200-day moving average is $92.83. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.33 and a 1-year high of $98.67. The firm has a market cap of $11.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $1.7947 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 381.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.