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

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

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ ESGD traded down $0.25 on Friday, hitting $77.53. 457,096 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 272,959. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $81.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $70.76 and a 1-year high of $85.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGD. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $205,000. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 11,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.8% in the 1st quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 26,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,094,000 after acquiring an additional 5,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1ST Source Bank raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 9,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $781,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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.