Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Raises Stock Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 2.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 295,067 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,801 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $22,466,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Avior Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter worth about $55,000. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $58,000. Finally, Phillips Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth about $65,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

ESGD opened at $79.57 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $74.05 and a 52 week high of $85.04. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $77.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.78. The company has a market cap of $8.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.