iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,310,000 shares, an increase of 12.7% from the November 30th total of 2,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 716,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 10,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Swmg LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. Swmg LLC now owns 1,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,513,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 2,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 6,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock traded down $1.38 during trading on Monday, reaching $129.36. The stock had a trading volume of 472,280 shares, compared to its average volume of 790,788. The company has a market capitalization of $13.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $102.74 and a 52 week high of $134.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $130.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $125.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

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.