iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Hits New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $98.34 and last traded at $98.4040, with a volume of 10474 shares. The stock had previously closed at $97.94.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.4%

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $94.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.7947 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 381.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ESGD. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $770,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. McAdam LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 5,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $557,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 19.0% during the 2nd quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peak Financial Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Peak Financial Management Inc. now owns 8,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $781,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period.

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.