iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Up 7,938.8% in June

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,305,279 shares, a growth of 7,938.8% from the May 31st total of 28,677 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,844,849 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Stock Up 1.2%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF stock traded up $0.64 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $54.31. 854,767 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,265,559. The stock has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.75. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $53.14 and its 200-day moving average is $48.90. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 12 month low of $38.92 and a 12 month high of $57.11.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.4023 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGE. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 9.3% during the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 43.3% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 34,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,574,000 after purchasing an additional 10,456 shares during the last quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 7,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,000 after buying an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Koss Olinger Consulting LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 61,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,790,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk\u002Freturn of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.