Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Decreases By 88.3%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 73,251 shares, a decline of 88.3% from the December 15th total of 626,088 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 746,996 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 746,996 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 20.1% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 72,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,837,000 after purchasing an additional 12,142 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 26,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,028,000 after purchasing an additional 755 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 115,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,516,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 4.0% in the second quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 1,239,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,534,000 after purchasing an additional 48,167 shares during the period. Finally, Ryan Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the second quarter worth $433,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:ESGE traded up $0.07 on Wednesday, reaching $46.49. 180,596 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 743,995. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.66. The company’s 50 day moving average is $44.37 and its 200-day moving average is $42.63. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 1-year low of $30.57 and a 1-year high of $46.76.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.7318 dividend. This represents a yield of 342.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.