iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 89,480 shares, a decline of 81.1% from the June 15th total of 472,214 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 376,591 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESGD. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after buying an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter valued at $268,000. CW Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 19.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 80,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,162,000 after acquiring an additional 13,136 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 54.4% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,982 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGD traded up $0.31 on Friday, hitting $103.39. 157,646 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 338,838. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $102.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.14. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $86.48 and a 52 week high of $104.81. The company has a market cap of $11.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.