New York Life Investment Management LLC Increases Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

New York Life Investment Management LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 6.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 18,699 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,214 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $1,413,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ESGD. TIAA Trust National Association increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,968,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,336,000 after buying an additional 169,717 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,809,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,492,000 after purchasing an additional 54,832 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,200,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $290,410,000 after purchasing an additional 129,179 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,909,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,995,000 after purchasing an additional 140,762 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,534,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,108,000 after purchasing an additional 28,189 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $79.86 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.83. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.16. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $65.74 and a one year high of $80.20.

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.