Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Rises By 48.6%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 395,500 shares, an increase of 48.6% from the October 15th total of 266,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 213,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:ESGD traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $77.78. The company had a trading volume of 305,767 shares, compared to its average volume of 272,127. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $70.76 and a 1 year high of $85.04. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $81.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,540,000 after purchasing an additional 362,700 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 32.9% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 497,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,189,000 after buying an additional 123,283 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,629,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,364,000 after purchasing an additional 75,363 shares during the period. Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 75.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. now owns 172,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,529,000 after acquiring an additional 74,017 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 985,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,483,000 after purchasing an additional 72,631 shares in 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.