FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (BATS:ESG) Short Interest Up 495.3% in July

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (BATS:ESG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 256 shares, a growth of 495.3% from the July 15th total of 43 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 702 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund Stock Down 0.2%

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund stock opened at $181.98 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $175.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $166.59. FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund has a twelve month low of $148.19 and a twelve month high of $182.35. The company has a market cap of $150.13 million, a PE ratio of 24.02 and a beta of 1.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 46.5% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 4.6% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. SGL Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. SGL Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 6,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $983,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 2.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $879,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period.

About FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund

The FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (ESG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX USA ESG Select KPIs index. The fund follows a principles-based index composed of US-listed companies that exhibit environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) characteristics. ESG was launched on Jul 13, 2016 and is managed by FlexShares.