iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 982,587 shares, a growth of 396.9% from the September 15th total of 197,743 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 539,105 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Gould Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 1,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 3,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Farrell Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 6,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $680,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 5,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $560,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the period. Finally, DWR Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. DWR Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $102.46 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $90.48 and a 52-week high of $108.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $105.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $102.83. The company has a market capitalization of $11.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.80.

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.