Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Increases By 15.9%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 953,900 shares, a growth of 15.9% from the June 15th total of 823,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 662,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ESGE. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,087,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,985,000 after buying an additional 112,351 shares during the period. Private Ocean LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 56.6% in the fourth quarter. Private Ocean LLC now owns 524,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,817,000 after purchasing an additional 189,531 shares during the period. Money Design Co. Ltd. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 465,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,922,000 after purchasing an additional 25,103 shares in the last quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 323,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,385,000 after purchasing an additional 27,773 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 247,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,927,000 after buying an additional 17,425 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGE traded down $0.57 on Wednesday, reaching $34.35. The company had a trading volume of 721,300 shares, compared to its average volume of 813,670. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a fifty-two week low of $29.12 and a fifty-two week high of $35.22. The firm has a market cap of $4.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50 day moving average of $33.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.43.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a dividend of $0.2495 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market.