iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,180 shares, an increase of 75.8% from the July 15th total of 30,825 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 119,536 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:DSI traded down $0.64 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $147.74. The stock had a trading volume of 36,787 shares, compared to its average volume of 134,343. The company’s 50 day moving average is $141.81 and its 200-day moving average is $135.00. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a 12-month low of $117.08 and a 12-month high of $148.76. The company has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a PE ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.07.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DSI. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 57.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,254,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,037,000 after buying an additional 459,248 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 19,185.3% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 221,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,597,000 after acquiring an additional 220,823 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 28,951.0% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 97,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,613,000 after acquiring an additional 97,565 shares during the last quarter. Northstar Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 1,949.0% in the fourth quarter. Northstar Asset Management Inc. now owns 102,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,191,000 after acquiring an additional 97,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 247.2% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 121,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,659,000 after acquiring an additional 86,538 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity performance of the United States companies. The Index consists of approximately 400 companies identified by MSCI from the universe of companies included in the MSCI USA IMI Index, which consists of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC listed United States equities.