iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Short Interest Down 49.0% in July

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) was the target of a large drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 156,934 shares, a drop of 49.0% from the June 30th total of 307,471 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 124,181 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:ESML opened at $53.92 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $40.79 and a 1 year high of $56.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $53.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.92.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESML. Operose Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 145.9% during the 4th quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 777 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 461 shares during the last quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 99.2% in the first quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $84,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 80.3% in the fourth quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 69.8% during the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after acquiring 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.