Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Rises By 6.5%

Posted by Michael Baxter on Jan 21st, 2025

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 132,800 shares, a growth of 6.5% from the December 15th total of 124,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 392,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ ESGD opened at $77.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $8.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $73.50 and a 12 month high of $85.04. The company’s 50 day moving average is $77.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.81.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. Avior Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. UMB Bank n.a. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $55,000. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Finally, Phillips Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $65,000.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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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.