14,960 Shares in iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:LDEM) Purchased by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:LDEM) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 14,960 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $679,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. owned about 2.30% of iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Values Added Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Values Added Financial LLC now owns 10,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $481,000 after buying an additional 854 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 22,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,021,000 after buying an additional 1,236 shares during the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $797,000 after buying an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 85,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,345,000 after buying an additional 728 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LDEM opened at $49.58 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $47.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.70. iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF has a 12-month low of $42.10 and a 12-month high of $51.79. The firm has a market cap of $32.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.66 and a beta of 0.78.

iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.8548 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF

The iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (LDEM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Leaders index. The fund tracks a tier-weighted index composed of large- and mid-cap emerging-market stocks with high environmental, social, and governance traits relative to their sector peers.