iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 132,800 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the December 31st total of 124,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 392,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Forte Capital LLC ADV grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Forte Capital LLC ADV now owns 3,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 4,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 4,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Rice Partnership LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Finally, WT Wealth Management grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. WT Wealth Management now owns 7,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

ESGD stock opened at $79.06 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $8.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $77.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.71. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $74.05 and a 52 week high of $85.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.