iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 143,000 shares, a decrease of 75.7% from the February 28th total of 588,700 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 699,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 175.8% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 2,988 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 41,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,525,000 after purchasing an additional 1,143 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter valued at $375,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 19.6% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 61,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,249,000 after purchasing an additional 10,105 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $66,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ESGE opened at $35.42 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $35.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $35.01. The stock has a market cap of $4.52 billion, a PE ratio of 14.98 and a beta of 0.75. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a fifty-two week low of $31.01 and a fifty-two week high of $37.72.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $0.0222 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

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.