Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Drops By 94.1%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,300 shares, a decrease of 94.1% from the January 31st total of 140,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 505,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGD traded down $0.93 on Thursday, hitting $81.34. The stock had a trading volume of 715,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 469,914. The company has a market capitalization of $8.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $78.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.02. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a twelve month low of $74.08 and a twelve month high of $85.04.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $1.0051 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGD. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6,436.1% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,032,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,163,000 after buying an additional 1,017,090 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,604,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,723,000 after acquiring an additional 973,276 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 363.0% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 624,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,556,000 after purchasing an additional 489,683 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,343,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,428,000 after purchasing an additional 459,851 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,268,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,257,000 after purchasing an additional 399,962 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of developed market international companies that have been selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics. ESGD was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.