Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (BATS:NUMG) Short Interest Up 221.9% in August

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (BATS:NUMG) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 19,207 shares, an increase of 221.9% from the July 30th total of 5,967 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,563 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days.

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NUMG stock opened at $48.70 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.01. Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $39.58 and a 1 year high of $49.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $409.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.07 and a beta of 1.12.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,165,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,636,000 after purchasing an additional 42,864 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 531,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,843,000 after buying an additional 20,130 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 486,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,981,000 after buying an additional 23,223 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 347,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,847,000 after buying an additional 15,602 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 277,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,496,000 after buying an additional 9,708 shares in the last quarter.

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

The Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI TIAA ESG USA Mid Cap Growth index. The fund tracks an index composed of mid-cap US companies with growth characteristics that also meet certain environmental, social, and governance criteria. NUMG was launched on Dec 13, 2016 and is managed by Nuveen.