iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Short Interest Down 14.0% in February

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,850,000 shares, a drop of 14.0% from the February 13th total of 2,150,000 shares. Currently, 1.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 864,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Centerpoint Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 42.2% during the 4th quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,555,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. Single Point Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $821,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $123.41 on Thursday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $108.40 and a 1-year high of $134.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.16 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $129.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.73.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a dividend of $0.3282 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 18th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.