iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 73,251 shares, a drop of 88.3% from the December 15th total of 626,088 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 746,996 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 746,996 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of ESGE stock traded up $0.66 on Monday, reaching $46.75. The company had a trading volume of 723,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 718,638. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.91 billion, a PE ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.66. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a one year low of $30.57 and a one year high of $46.77. The business’s 50-day moving average is $44.33 and its 200 day moving average is $42.57.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.7318 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 342.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGE. Portland Global Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 13,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $520,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 20,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $803,000 after buying an additional 385 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 115,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,516,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the last quarter. Community Bank N.A. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 7,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 452 shares during the period. Finally, Heritage Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 40,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,738,000 after acquiring an additional 565 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.