Flputnam Investment Management Co. Trims Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Flputnam Investment Management Co. trimmed its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 0.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,322,352 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,930 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 1.8% of Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Flputnam Investment Management Co. owned approximately 1.18% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $125,742,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ESGD. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $38,059,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,849,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,857,000 after acquiring an additional 350,018 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 942.3% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 208,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,379,000 after acquiring an additional 188,419 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4,573.4% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 147,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,047,000 after acquiring an additional 144,565 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,091,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,432,000 after acquiring an additional 127,473 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.1%

ESGD opened at $103.90 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $85.48 and a 12 month high of $104.81. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $98.20.

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.