Citadel Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 126,104 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,965,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 233.1% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 593 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the period. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.9% during the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 581 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $107.30 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $90.48 and a 1-year high of $108.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50-day moving average is $104.95 and its 200 day moving average is $102.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semiannual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 317.0%.

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.