iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 130.4% in June

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 44,700 shares, a growth of 130.4% from the May 31st total of 19,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 301,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 12,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $890,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 76.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 275,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,053,000 after acquiring an additional 119,472 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 101,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,034,000 after acquiring an additional 3,070 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 133,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,204,000 after acquiring an additional 4,568 shares in the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 35.1% during the third quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

ESGD stock opened at $78.78 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $65.74 and a twelve month high of $82.40. The company has a market cap of $8.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $79.83 and its 200-day moving average is $77.74.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $1.4567 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

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.