iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $85.08 and last traded at $84.77, with a volume of 257615 shares. The stock had previously closed at $84.55.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a PE ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.88. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $80.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.15.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,436.1% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,032,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,017,090 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,604,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $426,723,000 after purchasing an additional 973,276 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 363.0% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 624,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,556,000 after acquiring an additional 489,683 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,343,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,428,000 after acquiring an additional 459,851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,268,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,257,000 after acquiring an additional 399,962 shares in the last quarter.

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.