iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD Stock Holdings Boosted by Acorns Advisers LLC

Acorns Advisers LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 2.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,553,309 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 37,167 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 1.1% of Acorns Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Acorns Advisers LLC owned about 1.38% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $144,427,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ESGD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,849,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $729,857,000 after acquiring an additional 350,018 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,091,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,432,000 after buying an additional 127,473 shares during the last quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 1,331,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,783,000 after buying an additional 70,258 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,169,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,697,000 after buying an additional 47,758 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,119,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,844,000 after acquiring an additional 35,487 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $96.23 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $100.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.89. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $72.33 and a 1-year high of $104.81. The company has a market cap of $10.78 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.7947 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 381.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.