Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. Takes $1.76 Million Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 23,094 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,758,000. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for 1.7% of Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,540,000 after buying an additional 362,700 shares during the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,196,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,673,000 after purchasing an additional 6,754 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 802,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,527,000 after buying an additional 21,163 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 572,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,197,000 after acquiring an additional 1,470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 515,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,362,000 after acquiring an additional 17,717 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $79.73 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $77.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.70. The firm has a market cap of $8.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $74.05 and a 1 year high of $85.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.