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

Posted by Mark Dietrich on Dec 28th, 2025

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU – Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,716,227 shares, an increase of 77.3% from the November 30th total of 1,532,061 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 532,051 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.1 days. Currently, 2.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 2.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 532,051 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGU. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. now owns 332,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,980,000 after buying an additional 6,001 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $645,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,001,000. Gilbert Capital Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,103,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 449.9% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 134,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,184,000 after purchasing an additional 109,957 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGU opened at $150.93 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $15.44 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $105.18 and a 12-month high of $151.16. The company has a 50-day moving average of $148.38 and a 200 day moving average of $142.66.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.4554 dividend. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

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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.