iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Up 294.3% in December

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 337,100 shares, an increase of 294.3% from the November 30th total of 85,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 680,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGE traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $33.94. 416,467 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 724,307. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $35.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.59. The company has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.75. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 52 week low of $29.78 and a 52 week high of $37.72.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.5314 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 75,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,528,000 after buying an additional 2,673 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 18.2% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 10,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 1,628 shares during the last quarter. Private Ocean LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 204.5% in the 2nd quarter. Private Ocean LLC now owns 475,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,953,000 after purchasing an additional 319,528 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 17.0% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spinnaker Trust lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 9,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 467 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market.