iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 132,800 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the December 15th total of 124,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 392,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,540,000 after purchasing an additional 362,700 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,196,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,673,000 after purchasing an additional 6,754 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 918,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,346,000 after purchasing an additional 44,711 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 802,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,527,000 after purchasing an additional 21,163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 572,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,197,000 after purchasing an additional 1,470 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of ESGD stock traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $77.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 262,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 577,638. The company has a 50 day moving average of $77.60 and a 200 day moving average of $79.83. The stock has a market cap of $8.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $73.50 and a 12-month high of $85.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.