Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Buys 7,841 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) by 14.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 60,427 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,841 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF were worth $2,018,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGE. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 61.8% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 1,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 596 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter valued at about $66,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 37.9% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 2,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Finley Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $81,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGE opened at $34.32 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.57. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 1 year low of $30.40 and a 1 year high of $37.72. The firm has a market cap of $4.38 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.75.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 was Monday, December 30th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF 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.