iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 197.8% in June

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 472,214 shares, a growth of 197.8% from the May 31st total of 158,579 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 287,793 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ ESGD traded down $0.52 on Friday, reaching $101.62. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 301,283 shares, compared to its average volume of 349,084. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $86.48 and a 52 week high of $104.81. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $102.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.58. The firm has a market cap of $11.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,703,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,252,000 after acquiring an additional 44,374 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,086,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,987,000 after buying an additional 237,327 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,709,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,867,000 after buying an additional 22,635 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,392,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $417,687,000 after buying an additional 124,982 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,763,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,662,000 after purchasing an additional 78,724 shares during the last quarter.

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.