iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Latisha Jones on Mar 29th, 2025

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,200 shares, a growth of 120.0% from the February 28th total of 1,000 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock traded down $0.25 during trading on Friday, hitting $28.41. 2 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,705. iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a 1-year low of $25.38 and a 1-year high of $29.95. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $28.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.92 and a beta of 0.80.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a dividend of $0.0888 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock. Redwood Park Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,000. Redwood Park Advisors LLC owned 0.34% of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

About iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

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The iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (ESMV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks that have low volatility and positive ESG characteristics. ESMV was launched on Nov 2, 2021 and is managed by BlackRock.