Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Drops By 9.1%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,100,000 shares, a decrease of 9.1% from the December 15th total of 2,310,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 729,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $131.66 on Monday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $104.14 and a 1 year high of $134.27. The firm has a market cap of $13.49 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $131.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.408 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter valued at about $47,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at about $59,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $81,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $102,000.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.