iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 393,500 shares, an increase of 493.5% from the February 28th total of 66,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 500,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn FI LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,436.1% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,032,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017,090 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,604,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,723,000 after purchasing an additional 973,276 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 363.0% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 624,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,556,000 after buying an additional 489,683 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,343,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,428,000 after buying an additional 459,851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,268,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,257,000 after buying an additional 399,962 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

ESGD stock traded down $1.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $82.94. 648,378 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 346,259. The company has a market cap of $8.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $81.36 and its 200-day moving average is $80.25. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $74.08 and a 12 month high of $85.08.

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.