iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Up 294.3% in December

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 337,100 shares, a growth of 294.3% from the November 30th total of 85,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 680,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 13.1% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,754,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,557,000 after purchasing an additional 666,543 shares during the period. Private Ocean LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 204.5% in the second quarter. Private Ocean LLC now owns 475,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,953,000 after acquiring an additional 319,528 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $5,848,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,961,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,402,000 after acquiring an additional 83,263 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,132,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

ESGE stock traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $33.82. 421,470 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 723,096. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 1-year low of $29.78 and a 1-year high of $37.72. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.75.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.5314 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market.