United Asset Strategies Inc. Sells 234 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD)

United Asset Strategies Inc. cut its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) by 6.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,622 shares of the company’s stock after selling 234 shares during the period. United Asset Strategies Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $276,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $679,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 295,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,466,000 after purchasing an additional 5,801 shares in the last quarter. OLIO Financial Planning boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. OLIO Financial Planning now owns 23,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,797,000 after purchasing an additional 3,670 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 4,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 51,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,920,000 after purchasing an additional 1,577 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $79.58 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.62 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $74.05 and a 52-week high of $85.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.