Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Increases By 197.8%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 472,214 shares, a growth of 197.8% from the May 31st total of 158,579 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 287,793 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.22 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $102.70. 58,514 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 345,221. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $102.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.67. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $86.48 and a 52-week high of $104.81.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,703,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,252,000 after purchasing an additional 44,374 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 30.9% during the third quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 25,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,357,000 after buying an additional 5,998 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 97.5% during the fourth quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 14,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,405,000 after buying an additional 7,292 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 52.7% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 30,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,917,000 after buying an additional 10,624 shares during the period. Finally, HF Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 102.1% in the fourth quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 25,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,403,000 after buying an additional 12,767 shares in 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.