iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 637.5% in September

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 397,500 shares, a growth of 637.5% from the August 31st total of 53,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 226,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD traded down $0.40 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $84.49. 79,523 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 276,595. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $65.74 and a 1 year high of $85.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day moving average of $80.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $80.01.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. Falcon Wealth Planning boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% in the second quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 4,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $710,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 180.0% during the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,036,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Paulson Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Paulson Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period.

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.