iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Posted by Doug Wharley on Feb 25th, 2026

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $104.16 and last traded at $103.9920, with a volume of 31519 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $103.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.9%

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.22. The firm has a market cap of $11.70 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 816.7% during the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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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.