FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (BATS:ESG) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 99.3% in September

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (BATS:ESG) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2 shares, a decline of 99.3% from the August 31st total of 294 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 565 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESG. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund during the second quarter valued at $212,000. Founders Financial Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 74.8% during the fourth quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 6,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $991,000 after buying an additional 2,679 shares during the last quarter. Curry Webb Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund in the 1st quarter worth about $676,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund by 101.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 13,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,000 after buying an additional 6,848 shares in the last quarter.

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund Stock Performance

Shares of ESG opened at $181.03 on Friday. FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund has a fifty-two week low of $148.19 and a fifty-two week high of $184.01. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $180.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $171.39. The stock has a market cap of $149.35 million, a PE ratio of 24.02 and a beta of 1.04.

About FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund

The FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (ESG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX USA ESG Select KPIs index. The fund follows a principles-based index composed of US-listed companies that exhibit environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) characteristics. ESG was launched on Jul 13, 2016 and is managed by FlexShares.