iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Short Interest Up 10.0% in November

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) saw a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,960,000 shares, a growth of 10.0% from the October 31st total of 2,690,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 513,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.8 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU opened at $133.03 on Wednesday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $100.14 and a 52-week high of $133.07. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $128.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $122.97. The firm has a market cap of $14.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.4387 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Silvia Mccoll Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Silvia Mccoll Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $930,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Callan Family Office LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $207,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 6.6% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $450,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Apella Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 118,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,787,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.