Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD) Grows By 109.7%

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 28th, 2026

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:ESGD – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 187,659 shares, an increase of 109.7% from the June 30th total of 89,480 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 194,571 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $268,000. CW Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 19.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 80,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,162,000 after buying an additional 13,136 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF by 54.4% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $510,000 after buying an additional 1,982 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.15 on Tuesday, reaching $103.23. 151,377 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 333,588. The company has a market capitalization of $11.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.79. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $86.48 and a 52 week high of $104.81. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $102.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.72.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $1.6286 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

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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.