iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Short Interest Up 698.8% in February

Posted by Doug Wharley on Mar 13th, 2025

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 66,300 shares, an increase of 698.8% from the February 13th total of 8,300 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 550,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Redwood Park Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

ESGD stock traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $82.23. 18,743 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 498,719. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.16. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1-year low of $74.08 and a 1-year high of $85.04. The company has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

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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.