iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 89.5% in October

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iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD – Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,352 shares, a drop of 89.5% from the September 30th total of 982,587 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 410,746 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD traded up $0.52 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $102.84. The company had a trading volume of 151,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 333,863. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $90.48 and a 12 month high of $108.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $102.01. The stock has a market cap of $11.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.80.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at about $28,465,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,957,000. Howland Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $21,287,000. FinArc Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $18,027,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 136.9% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 249,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,888,000 after buying an additional 144,366 shares during the last quarter.

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.

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