Bank of New York Mellon Corp Raises Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 175,990 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,348 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned about 0.16% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $13,400,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $58,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.8% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% in the third quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Paulson Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 70.5% in the 3rd quarter. Paulson Wealth Management Inc. now owns 5,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,000 after acquiring an additional 2,378 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Neumann Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Neumann Capital Management LLC now owns 27,075 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,279,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $82.51 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.94 billion, a PE ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $74.08 and a 1 year high of $85.04. The company has a fifty day moving average of $79.85 and a 200 day moving average of $80.16.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders 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 Company 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.