iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 48.6% in October

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 395,500 shares, a growth of 48.6% from the October 15th total of 266,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 213,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,008,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,230,000 after buying an additional 39,797 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 23.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,883,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,540,000 after purchasing an additional 362,700 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,629,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,364,000 after acquiring an additional 75,363 shares during the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,196,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,673,000 after acquiring an additional 6,754 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 985,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,483,000 after purchasing an additional 72,631 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ:ESGD traded down $0.25 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $77.53. 457,096 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 272,959. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $70.76 and a 52-week high of $85.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $81.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.61. The company has a market cap of $8.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86.

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.