iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Trading 0.6% Higher – Here’s What Happened

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML)’s share price shot up 0.6% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $55.08 and last traded at $55.07. 87,582 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 49% from the average session volume of 171,340 shares. The stock had previously closed at $54.72.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.6%

The company’s 50-day moving average is $54.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08.

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

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESML. Operose Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 145.9% during the 4th quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 461 shares during the period. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 99.2% during the first quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 940 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the period. Union Savings Bank acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $84,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 80.3% in the fourth quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 69.8% in the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 1,188 shares in 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.