CENTRAL TRUST Co Raises Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 17.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 44,892 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,630 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,779,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 309.9% during the second quarter. Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. now owns 455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 39.3% during the 2nd quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $55,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth $57,000. Finally, Rice Partnership LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 162.2% during the second quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 472 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $80.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $8.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.42. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $65.74 and a 52 week high of $85.04.

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.