iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 285.8% in April

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 583,400 shares, an increase of 285.8% from the March 31st total of 151,200 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 537,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGD traded up $0.45 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $84.58. 165,028 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 369,289. The stock has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.82. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.33 and a one year high of $85.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,436.1% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,032,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017,090 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,604,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,723,000 after buying an additional 973,276 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 363.0% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 624,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,556,000 after acquiring an additional 489,683 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,343,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,428,000 after acquiring an additional 459,851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,268,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,257,000 after acquiring an additional 399,962 shares in the last quarter.

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.