iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $56.07 and last traded at $55.93, with a volume of 174658 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $55.43.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.9%

The company has a 50-day moving average of $52.76 and a 200-day moving average of $49.86. The company has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a PE ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 59,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,699,000 after acquiring an additional 3,913 shares during the last quarter. eCIO Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. eCIO Inc. now owns 72,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,274,000 after purchasing an additional 5,295 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 100.0% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 21,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $981,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at about $820,000.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.