Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Increases Holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 304,334 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,192 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for approximately 0.8% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $22,989,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ESGD. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Evolution Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $48,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.2% in the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 828 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sandy Spring Bank acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $56,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

ESGD stock traded up $0.61 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $79.72. 226,058 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 332,602. The company has a market capitalization of $8.15 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.07. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.74 and a twelve month high of $80.20.

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.