Short Interest in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Increases By 75.8%

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,180 shares, an increase of 75.8% from the July 15th total of 30,825 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 119,536 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of DSI traded down $0.64 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $147.74. 36,787 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 134,343. The company has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.07. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a 12-month low of $117.08 and a 12-month high of $148.76. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $141.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $135.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DSI. WHI TRUST Co LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,582,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $812,000. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 55.8% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 25,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,343,000 after acquiring an additional 9,295 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $717,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 19,185.3% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 221,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,597,000 after acquiring an additional 220,823 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity performance of the United States companies. The Index consists of approximately 400 companies identified by MSCI from the universe of companies included in the MSCI USA IMI Index, which consists of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC listed United States equities.