Ascent Capital Management LLC Buys New Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Ascent Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 3,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $234,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Montis Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 49.2% in the fourth quarter. Montis Financial LLC now owns 14,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,128,000 after purchasing an additional 4,884 shares in the last quarter. Associated Banc Corp purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $233,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $306,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 986,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,093,000 after acquiring an additional 27,750 shares during the period. Finally, Mascoma Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC now owns 73,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,598,000 after acquiring an additional 4,223 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.9 %

NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $83.52 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $74.08 and a 12-month high of $85.04. The firm has a market cap of $9.05 billion, a PE ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $80.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.15.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid 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.