Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Expands By 294.3%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 337,100 shares, a growth of 294.3% from the November 30th total of 85,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 680,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ESGE. Highline Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter worth $66,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 37.9% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 2,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 591 shares during the last quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 44.0% in the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 175.8% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after acquiring an additional 2,988 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ ESGE traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $33.82. 421,470 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 723,096. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $34.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.59. The company has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.75. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a twelve month low of $29.78 and a twelve month high of $37.72.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.5314 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market.