iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,352 shares, a drop of 89.5% from the September 30th total of 982,587 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 410,746 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 3,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Farrell Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 6,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $680,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 5,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $560,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. DWR Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.7% in the second quarter. DWR Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JGP Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. JGP Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.35 during trading on Monday, reaching $102.32. The stock had a trading volume of 273,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 334,778. The company has a market capitalization of $11.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $104.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $103.41. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $90.48 and a 52 week high of $108.00.

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.