FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund (BATS:ESGG) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund (BATS:ESGG) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 131 shares, a decline of 52.2% from the August 31st total of 274 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 432 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Forefront Analytics LLC boosted its stake in shares of FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund by 92.4% during the first quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC now owns 44,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,843,000 after purchasing an additional 21,240 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 9,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,152,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,158,000 after buying an additional 432 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 4,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $906,000 after buying an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund during the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000.

FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of ESGG stock traded down $4.56 on Tuesday, reaching $234.83. 27,436 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 928. FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund has a 52 week low of $194.43 and a 52 week high of $243.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $111.54 million, a PE ratio of 21.09 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $238.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $226.70.

About FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund

The FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund (ESGG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX Global ESG Select KPIs index. The fund follows a principles-based global index composed of companies that exhibit environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) characteristics. ESGG was launched on Jul 13, 2016 and is managed by FlexShares.