iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) saw strong trading volume on Thursday . 1,005,780 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 43% from the previous session’s volume of 702,126 shares.The stock last traded at $35.63 and had previously closed at $35.42.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $35.06 and its 200 day moving average is $35.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.98 and a beta of 0.75.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.0222 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 6,177,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,956,000 after acquiring an additional 36,306 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,079,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,430,000 after purchasing an additional 118,301 shares in the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,196,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,957,000 after purchasing an additional 62,366 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 102,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,423,000 after buying an additional 3,759 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 99,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,325,000 after buying an additional 8,658 shares during the last quarter.

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.