iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Short Interest Up 388.2% in April

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 80,682 shares, a growth of 388.2% from the April 15th total of 16,525 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 197,399 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Trading Up 1.1%

NYSEARCA:DSI traded up $1.56 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $142.80. 113,144 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 151,535. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $128.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.99. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a 12 month low of $108.46 and a 12 month high of $143.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DSI. NewEdge Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 16,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,991,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. JNBA Financial Advisors grew its position in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 2,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. JSF Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 4.4% during the first quarter. JSF Financial LLC now owns 1,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,733,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 86 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.