iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,083 shares, an increase of 190.2% from the September 30th total of 7,954 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 103,260 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,887,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 50.5% in the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 56,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,093,000 after purchasing an additional 19,076 shares during the period. NBT Bank N A NY grew its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2,951.2% in the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 3,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,000 after purchasing an additional 3,807 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 368.7% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 23,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,800,000 after purchasing an additional 18,176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank bought a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF in the third quarter valued at $2,374,000.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:DSI traded down $3.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $142.93. 85,997 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,024. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a one year low of $117.08 and a one year high of $150.74. The company has a market cap of $5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $137.90.

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.