iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 140,700 shares, an increase of 94.1% from the January 15th total of 72,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 478,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $81.87. 879,537 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 469,305. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $74.08 and a 52 week high of $85.04. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $78.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.74. The company has a market cap of $8.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,268,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,257,000 after buying an additional 399,962 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,963,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,069,000 after acquiring an additional 271,626 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,604,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $426,723,000 after acquiring an additional 973,276 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,482,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,183,000 after acquiring an additional 176,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,343,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,428,000 after acquiring an additional 459,851 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.