iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,180 shares, a growth of 75.8% from the July 15th total of 30,825 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 119,536 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Stock Down 0.7%

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF stock traded down $1.09 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $146.32. 14,474 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 133,685. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $135.11. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a 52 week low of $117.08 and a 52 week high of $148.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.51 billion, a PE ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 96.5% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 277 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF during the first quarter worth about $36,000. First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new position in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management acquired a new position in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000.

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.