iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 698.8% in February

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 66,300 shares, an increase of 698.8% from the February 13th total of 8,300 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 550,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $1.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $83.00. 10,083 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 504,837. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.17. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $74.08 and a 12 month high of $85.04. The firm has a market cap of $8.99 billion, a PE ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Redwood Park Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $43,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $43,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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.