Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 57,700 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,082 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 2.1% of Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $4,393,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fund Evaluation Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 106,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,425,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 475,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,465,000 after purchasing an additional 20,538 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,630,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,629,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,364,000 after acquiring an additional 75,363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 64.0% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $373,000 after purchasing an additional 1,849 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $75.32 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $77.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.90. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.84 and a 1-year high of $85.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

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