iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Stock Short Interest Climbs 396.9%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 982,587 shares, an increase of 396.9% from the September 15th total of 197,743 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 539,105 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. HF Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,450,000 after buying an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter valued at $1,811,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 17.7% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 93,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,648,000 after acquiring an additional 14,047 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 81,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,339,000 after acquiring an additional 2,637 shares during the period. Finally, Leverty Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 43.5% in the third quarter. Leverty Financial Group LLC now owns 5,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $560,000 after acquiring an additional 1,646 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.6%

NASDAQ ESGD traded up $0.66 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $102.46. 373,465 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 339,899. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $90.48 and a 52 week high of $108.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $105.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $102.89. The stock has a market cap of $11.82 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.80.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of developed market international companies that have been selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics. ESGD was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.