iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Down 56.8% in May

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 158,579 shares, a decrease of 56.8% from the May 14th total of 366,767 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 323,418 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $268,000. CW Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 19.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 80,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,162,000 after buying an additional 13,136 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 54.4% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $510,000 after buying an additional 1,982 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.26 on Friday, reaching $103.77. 166,307 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 341,344. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.48 and a 52 week high of $104.81. The company has a 50 day moving average of $101.47 and a 200 day moving average of $99.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.58 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79.

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.