iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Posted by John Perry on Mar 19th, 2025

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,000 shares, an increase of 25.0% from the February 13th total of 800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

ESMV stock traded down $0.27 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $28.40. 403 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,268. The company has a market cap of $8.52 million, a P/E ratio of 26.82 and a beta of 0.80. iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52-week low of $25.38 and a 52-week high of $29.95. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $28.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.70.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be issued a $0.0888 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 15,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $434,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC owned about 5.20% of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

About iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

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The iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (ESMV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks that have low volatility and positive ESG characteristics. ESMV was launched on Nov 2, 2021 and is managed by BlackRock.