iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Up 1,407.9% in June

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 823,300 shares, a growth of 1,407.9% from the May 31st total of 54,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 710,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Private Ocean LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 56.6% during the 4th quarter. Private Ocean LLC now owns 524,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,817,000 after acquiring an additional 189,531 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 2,202.0% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Trust Co. now owns 168,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,439,000 after buying an additional 161,426 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,975,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,519,000 after purchasing an additional 145,981 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $4,633,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,489,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,362,000 after purchasing an additional 59,682 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ ESGE opened at $33.45 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $33.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.17. The company has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.75. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 1-year low of $29.12 and a 1-year high of $34.43.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a $0.2495 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

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.