iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) saw a significant decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 523,437 shares, a decrease of 57.8% from the May 31st total of 1,241,237 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 539,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 29.4% during the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $659,000 after purchasing an additional 1,060 shares in the last quarter. Curry Webb Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth about $212,000. Contango Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 25.7% during the first quarter. Contango Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,685,000 after purchasing an additional 2,435 shares in the last quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 19.2% during the 1st quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 2,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 58,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,290,000 after purchasing an additional 5,324 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 1.5%

ESGU traded up $2.35 during trading on Monday, hitting $162.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 298,097 shares, compared to its average volume of 567,565. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $134.52 and a twelve month high of $166.46. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $160.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $152.44.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.3431 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.