iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $56.18 and last traded at $55.86, with a volume of 31891 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $54.56.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $54.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.12.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESML. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 112,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,187,000 after buying an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 78.8% in the 1st quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. now owns 99,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,656,000 after acquiring an additional 43,642 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 74,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after acquiring an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,446,000. Finally, Crestwood Advisors Group LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 60,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,792,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.