Sanctuary Advisors LLC Decreases Position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC cut its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 2.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 10,079 shares of the company’s stock after selling 303 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $809,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 110.4% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after purchasing an additional 6,193 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.5% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $58,000. Finally, L & S Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $204,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

ESGD opened at $81.34 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $74.08 and a 1-year high of $85.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.