iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF (BATS:EVUS) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 243.0% in October

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF (BATS:EVUS) saw a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 80,639 shares, an increase of 243.0% from the September 30th total of 23,509 shares. Approximately 10.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 38,848 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EVUS. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF by 399.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 68,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,178,000 after acquiring an additional 54,728 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,052,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,160,000 after purchasing an additional 18,051 shares during the period. WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,378,000. Sharkey Howes & Javer bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,375,000. Finally, Archer Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF by 73.1% in the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Management LLC now owns 73,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,576,000 after purchasing an additional 30,995 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF Stock Down 0.1%

EVUS stock opened at $37.51 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF has a 52 week low of $30.56 and a 52 week high of $37.56. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.51 million, a P/E ratio of 19.19 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETF (EVUS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is a passively managed fund that tracks an index of US value stocks with certain environmental, social, and governance criteria. The fund aims to maximize its ESG exposure. EVUS was launched on Jan 31, 2023 and is managed by BlackRock.