iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI) was the target of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 49,645 shares, a growth of 106.3% from the February 26th total of 24,066 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 194,128 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:DSI traded down $2.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $117.95. 207,856 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 146,813. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF has a 12-month low of $89.16 and a 12-month high of $132.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $127.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.57. The firm has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.05.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $489,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 2,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,733,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $588,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity performance of the United States companies. The Index consists of approximately 400 companies identified by MSCI from the universe of companies included in the MSCI USA IMI Index, which consists of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC listed United States equities.