iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Up 2,814.8% in January

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,135,108 shares, an increase of 2,814.8% from the December 31st total of 73,251 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,505,852 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,505,852 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGE. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. GGM Financials LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $58,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter valued at about $63,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the second quarter worth about $68,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter worth about $134,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Stock Up 0.5%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF stock opened at $48.80 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $44.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.21. The stock has a market cap of $6.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.66. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 12 month low of $30.57 and a 12 month high of $48.87.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.7318 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 342.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.