Jones Financial Companies Lllp Raises Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 129,816 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,861 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp owned approximately 0.12% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $9,884,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 241,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,381,000 after acquiring an additional 1,938 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 110.4% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 6,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $58,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

ESGD opened at $82.30 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $74.08 and a 12 month high of $85.04. The business has a 50-day moving average of $78.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $80.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors 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.