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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 1,084,256 shares, an increase of 76.5% from the July 30th total of 614,226 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 214,763 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.0 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $106.66 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $104.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.93. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $89.42 and a 1-year high of $108.00.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Blueline Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 233.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 60.9% in the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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.