iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Stock Short Interest Falls 89.5%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,352 shares, a decrease of 89.5% from the September 30th total of 982,587 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 410,746 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGD. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 38.8% in the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 35,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,668,000 after buying an additional 9,976 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 20.4% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 102,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,517,000 after buying an additional 17,348 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $791,000. Ryan Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 165.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,850,000 after buying an additional 11,210 shares during the period. Finally, Noble Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $589,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ ESGD traded up $0.04 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $102.94. The company had a trading volume of 190,222 shares, compared to its average volume of 333,467. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $104.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $102.06. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $90.48 and a twelve month high of $108.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.88 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.80.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.