Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $9.07 Million Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 47.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 94,895 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,607 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned 0.09% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF worth $9,074,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Gould Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 1,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the first quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 3,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Haverford Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 25,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,466,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGD opened at $102.57 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $86.48 and a 1 year high of $104.81. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $102.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.72 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

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