Values Added Financial LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Values Added Financial LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 26.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 24,105 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,006 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Values Added Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Values Added Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,835,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,540,000 after buying an additional 362,700 shares during the period. Spinnaker Trust lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,196,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,673,000 after acquiring an additional 6,754 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 802,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,527,000 after acquiring an additional 21,163 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 572,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,197,000 after purchasing an additional 1,470 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 515,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,362,000 after purchasing an additional 17,717 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

ESGD stock opened at $81.76 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $78.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.73. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $74.08 and a 52-week high of $85.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.85 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 announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.