iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Posted by Lauren Steadman on Feb 10th, 2026

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $50.26 and last traded at $50.2590, with a volume of 78513 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $50.00.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.3%

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.62. The stock has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 100.0% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 242.9% in the 3rd quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 651 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $77,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 80.3% during the 4th quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,000 after buying an additional 1,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $178,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.