iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Down 80.6% in July

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 72,800 shares, a decline of 80.6% from the June 30th total of 375,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 271,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. TFO Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 180.0% in the fourth quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,036,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the period. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Able Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 52.1% during the fourth quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 309.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. now owns 455 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD traded down $0.48 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $78.65. 240,300 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 299,603. The firm has a market cap of $8.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $65.74 and a 12-month high of $82.40. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $80.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.43.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $1.4567 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

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.