Howard Financial Services LTD. Takes Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Howard Financial Services LTD. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $219,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ESGD. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 510,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,573,000 after acquiring an additional 15,976 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Creative Planning now owns 508,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,392,000 after acquiring an additional 28,646 shares during the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 8,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $634,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC now owns 366,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,708,000 after purchasing an additional 21,873 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $10,029,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $82.37 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $81.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $65.74 and a 12 month high of $85.04.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.