Symmetry Partners LLC Buys 2,373 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Symmetry Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 32.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 9,617 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,373 shares during the quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $732,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,963,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,069,000 after acquiring an additional 271,626 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,540,000 after acquiring an additional 362,700 shares during the period. Spinnaker Trust lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,201,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,450,000 after acquiring an additional 5,004 shares during the period. Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,436.1% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,032,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017,090 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $75,093,000 after acquiring an additional 27,750 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD opened at $84.77 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $80.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $80.19. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $74.08 and a 52-week high of $85.08. The stock has a market cap of $9.18 billion, a PE ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF 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.