iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $85.08 and last traded at $84.77, with a volume of 257615 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $84.55.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $80.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.21. The company has a market cap of $9.06 billion, a PE ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 241,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,381,000 after purchasing an additional 1,938 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.5% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 110.4% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after acquiring an additional 6,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $204,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company 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.