Veridan Wealth LLC Takes Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Veridan Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 44,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,490,000. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 1.6% of Veridan Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ESGD. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,963,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,069,000 after acquiring an additional 271,626 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,540,000 after purchasing an additional 362,700 shares during the period. Spinnaker Trust boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,201,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,450,000 after purchasing an additional 5,004 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew 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 purchasing an additional 21,163 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during 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.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGD opened at $81.34 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.81 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $74.08 and a 52-week high of $85.04. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.