Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Grows Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 8.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,769 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $471,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 100.0% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 692 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.5% during the first quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 1,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.2% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 57,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,691,000 after purchasing an additional 10,059 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sage Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD opened at $89.25 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $72.33 and a 12-month high of $90.37. The stock has a market cap of $9.76 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50-day moving average of $87.43 and a 200 day moving average of $82.37.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $1.6311 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF’s previous dividend of $1.01.

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.