Short Interest in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Decreases By 58.9%

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) was the target of a large drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,525 shares, a drop of 58.9% from the March 31st total of 40,206 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 151,458 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $489,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 2,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,733,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $588,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Price Performance

Shares of DSI traded up $1.87 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $134.46. 200,297 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 150,318. The company has a market capitalization of $5.12 billion, a PE ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $127.95. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a one year low of $99.47 and a one year high of $134.56.

About iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity performance of the United States companies. The Index consists of approximately 400 companies identified by MSCI from the universe of companies included in the MSCI USA IMI Index, which consists of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC listed United States equities.