iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EAGG) Short Interest Up 191.0% in July

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EAGG) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 841,138 shares, an increase of 191.0% from the July 15th total of 289,075 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 292,163 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days.

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3%

EAGG stock traded up $0.14 during trading on Thursday, reaching $46.78. The stock had a trading volume of 493,730 shares, compared to its average volume of 394,170. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $47.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.45. iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $46.52 and a 52 week high of $48.60.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mallini Complete Financial Planning LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mallini Complete Financial Planning LLC now owns 64,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,067,000 after purchasing an additional 752 shares during the period. CX Institutional grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 24.2% during the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 64,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,043,000 after purchasing an additional 12,523 shares during the period. Farmers National Bank grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 6,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the period. FinArc Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the first quarter worth about $720,000. Finally, Financial Avengers Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF in the first quarter worth about $35,000.

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (EAGG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US dollar-denominated bonds from issuers evaluated for favorable ESG practices. EAGG was launched on Oct 18, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.