iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 72,800 shares, a decline of 80.6% from the June 30th total of 375,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 271,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD traded up $1.07 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $79.72. The company had a trading volume of 115,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 298,315. The company has a market cap of $8.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day moving average of $80.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.46. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $65.74 and a 12-month high of $82.40.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $1.4567 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESGD. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,968,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,336,000 after purchasing an additional 169,717 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 36.0% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 629,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,557,000 after buying an additional 166,639 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 821.7% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 161,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,925,000 after buying an additional 144,195 shares in the last quarter. Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $10,471,000. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $10,029,000.

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.