Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Expands By 109.7%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 187,659 shares, a growth of 109.7% from the June 30th total of 89,480 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 194,571 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 2.5%

ESGD traded up $2.61 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $105.13. 115,816 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 331,961. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $102.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.80. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $86.48 and a 52-week high of $105.20.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $1.6286 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 233.1% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 415 shares during the period.

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.