iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Reaches New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $55.41 and last traded at $55.41, with a volume of 4712 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $54.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $2.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50 day moving average is $52.56 and its 200 day moving average is $49.71.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 60,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,792,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC now owns 23,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,090,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 100.0% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 602 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 6,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.