Crux Wealth Advisors Raises Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Crux Wealth Advisors raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 17.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 37,860 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,597 shares during the period. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF makes up approximately 1.4% of Crux Wealth Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Crux Wealth Advisors’ holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $3,520,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $729,857,000 after purchasing an additional 350,018 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 942.3% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 208,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,379,000 after purchasing an additional 188,419 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,091,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,432,000 after buying an additional 127,473 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 19.8% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 744,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,459,000 after buying an additional 123,278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $8,555,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD opened at $97.79 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $100.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.88. The company has a market capitalization of $10.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.85. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.33 and a 1 year high of $104.81.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.