iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Stake Increased by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 113.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,463 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 776 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $111,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ESGD. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,963,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,069,000 after purchasing an additional 271,626 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,540,000 after purchasing an additional 362,700 shares during the period. Spinnaker Trust boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,201,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,450,000 after purchasing an additional 5,004 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 851,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,825,000 after purchasing an additional 49,113 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted 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.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $83.52 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $9.05 billion, a PE ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $80.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.18. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $74.08 and a 12 month high of $85.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.