Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co Sells 9,088 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co lessened its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 6.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 123,456 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,088 shares during the quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co owned about 0.11% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $11,805,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ESGD. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter worth $28,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth $38,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Blueline Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.9% during the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $103.15 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $11.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $102.63 and its 200-day moving average is $100.54. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $86.48 and a 52-week high of $104.81.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

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.