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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 132,800 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the December 15th total of 124,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 392,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.31 during trading on Monday, reaching $77.17. 262,315 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 577,638. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.83. The company has a market capitalization of $8.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $73.50 and a 52-week high of $85.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given 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 hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,540,000 after purchasing an additional 362,700 shares during the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,196,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,673,000 after buying an additional 6,754 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.1% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 918,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,346,000 after acquiring an additional 44,711 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 802,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,527,000 after acquiring an additional 21,163 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 572,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,197,000 after acquiring an additional 1,470 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.