iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Trading Up 0.6% – What’s Next?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML)’s share price rose 0.6% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $55.08 and last traded at $55.07. Approximately 87,582 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 49% from the average daily volume of 171,340 shares. The stock had previously closed at $54.72.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $2.46 billion, a PE ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $54.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.11.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 7.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 59,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,699,000 after buying an additional 3,913 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $820,000. American Trust grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. American Trust now owns 14,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $661,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the period. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 60,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,792,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 69.8% in the 4th quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.