iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,135,108 shares, a growth of 2,814.8% from the December 31st total of 73,251 shares. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,505,852 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 1,505,852 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 1.9%

NASDAQ:ESGE traded up $0.92 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $48.55. The stock had a trading volume of 4,050,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,150,030. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.66. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 52 week low of $30.57 and a 52 week high of $48.57.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $0.7318 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 342.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 26.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,364,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,658,000 after purchasing an additional 493,011 shares in the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,239,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,534,000 after buying an additional 48,167 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 188.5% during the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 327,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,842,000 after buying an additional 214,210 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 115,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,516,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 95,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,074,000 after acquiring an additional 8,526 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.