iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 29.6% in November

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 512,600 shares, a growth of 29.6% from the October 31st total of 395,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 244,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of ESGD stock opened at $79.33 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $8.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $80.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.51. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $72.39 and a one year high of $85.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter worth about $317,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 173.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 66,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,279,000 after buying an additional 41,916 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 197.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 11,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $933,000 after buying an additional 7,747 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $118,000. Finally, IMPACTfolio LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 381,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,070,000 after acquiring an additional 20,063 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.