iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Down 30.5% in December

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 124,700 shares, a decrease of 30.5% from the November 30th total of 179,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 375,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded down $0.14 during trading on Friday, reaching $76.59. 319,751 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 304,413. The firm has a market cap of $8.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $72.84 and a 1 year high of $85.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $78.77 and its 200 day moving average is $80.08.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $1.0051 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at $100,000. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 221,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,642,000 after purchasing an additional 4,705 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 28.2% during the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 24,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,892,000 after buying an additional 5,334 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 515,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,362,000 after buying an additional 17,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 196.4% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 17,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,469,000 after buying an additional 11,562 shares during the period.

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.