Short Interest in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF (BATS:XVV) Rises By 222.8%

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF (BATS:XVV) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 47,213 shares, a growth of 222.8% from the July 15th total of 14,628 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:XVV opened at $59.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $519.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.63 and a beta of 1.04. iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF has a 12 month low of $47.59 and a 12 month high of $59.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $57.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.58.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 9,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,000 after buying an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 6,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. Financial Council LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Financial Council LLC now owns 28,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,397,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares during the period. Smithfield Trust Co raised its position in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF by 50.8% in the fourth quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 790 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT raised its position in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 10,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $567,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

The iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF (XVV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Sustainability Screened index. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of US large-caps caps screened for sustainability and excluding those with exposure to certain controversial business activities. XVV was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.