Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF $ESGE

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) by 8.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 107,240 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,319 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.08% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF worth $4,876,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,397,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,885,000 after purchasing an additional 32,903 shares during the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,248,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,127,000 after buying an additional 16,959 shares in the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,495,000. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,072,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 83,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,677,000 after buying an additional 3,244 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

ESGE stock opened at $52.46 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.64 billion, a PE ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50 day moving average of $53.51 and a 200-day moving average of $49.28. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 12-month low of $38.97 and a 12-month high of $57.11.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.4023 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

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.