D.A. Davidson & CO. Makes New $35.81 Million Investment in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF $ESGD

D.A. Davidson & CO. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 347,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,809,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.4% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 102,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,517,000 after purchasing an additional 17,348 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 38.8% in the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 35,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,668,000 after buying an additional 9,976 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $791,000. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $12,965,000. Finally, Noble Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $589,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD opened at $102.94 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $104.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.09. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $90.48 and a 52-week high of $108.00. The company has a market cap of $11.88 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.80.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.