iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 208.6% in September

Posted by Jeff Wilder on Sep 26th, 2026

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300,566 shares, a growth of 208.6% from the August 31st total of 421,448 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 721,785 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF stock traded up $0.60 during trading on Friday, reaching $55.13. The stock had a trading volume of 1,194,567 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,062,198. The company has a market capitalization of $7.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $53.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.90. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 52 week low of $42.08 and a 52 week high of $57.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGE. First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. NBT Bank N A NY grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1,654.5% during the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 772 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the fourth quarter worth $46,000.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

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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.