Appleton Partners Inc. MA Decreases Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Appleton Partners Inc. MA reduced its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,231 shares of the company’s stock after selling 235 shares during the quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $412,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Able Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 52.1% during the fourth quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Evolution Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD traded down $1.34 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $77.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 200,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 296,695. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.63. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.74 and a 1 year high of $82.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $1.4567 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

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.