Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Decreases By 81.1%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 89,480 shares, a decrease of 81.1% from the June 15th total of 472,214 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 376,591 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Gould Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 1,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 3,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $336,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Farrell Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 6,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD traded down $1.07 on Monday, reaching $102.32. 226,339 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 337,979. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $102.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.23. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $86.48 and a 52 week high of $104.81.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

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.