First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. Acquires Shares of 5,223 iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 5,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $440,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $297,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $552,000 after acquiring an additional 416 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 30.3% during the 1st quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 7,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $623,000 after acquiring an additional 1,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $209,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $79.67 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $82.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.55. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $68.34 and a one year high of $85.04.

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.