iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 740.7% in June

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 375,800 shares, a growth of 740.7% from the June 15th total of 44,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 281,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,008,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,230,000 after acquiring an additional 39,797 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,809,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,492,000 after buying an additional 54,832 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,750,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,222,000 after buying an additional 18,656 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,626,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,856,000 after buying an additional 47,774 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,612,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,782,000 after buying an additional 9,654 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD traded up $0.17 on Thursday, reaching $81.01. 176,958 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 304,659. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.74 and a fifty-two week high of $82.40. The business’s 50-day moving average is $80.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were issued a $1.4567 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of developed market international companies that have been selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics. ESGD was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.