Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Purchases Shares of 283,275 iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF $ESGE

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 283,275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,881,000. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. owned 0.22% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NBT Bank N A NY increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1,654.5% during the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 772 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 21.7% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EQ Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $70,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGE traded up $0.15 during trading on Friday, hitting $53.57. 675,920 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,214,316. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.75. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 12-month low of $39.00 and a 12-month high of $57.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $53.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.60.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.4023 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

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.