iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 190.2% in October

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,083 shares, an increase of 190.2% from the September 30th total of 7,954 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 103,260 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 60.3% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 39,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,767,000 after buying an additional 14,835 shares during the last quarter. Investment Partners LTD. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF in the third quarter valued at $373,000. MGO One Seven LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 10,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,522,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,775,000. Finally, Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $4,874,000.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Price Performance

DSI stock traded down $2.29 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $145.47. 225,973 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 128,977. The company has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $146.77 and its 200 day moving average is $137.83. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a 12-month low of $117.08 and a 12-month high of $150.74.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity performance of the United States companies. The Index consists of approximately 400 companies identified by MSCI from the universe of companies included in the MSCI USA IMI Index, which consists of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC listed United States equities.