Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Expands By 7,938.8%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,305,279 shares, an increase of 7,938.8% from the May 31st total of 28,677 shares. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,844,849 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGE opened at $53.67 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.75. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $53.22 and its 200 day moving average is $48.93. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 12 month low of $38.92 and a 12 month high of $57.11.

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iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.4023 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. NBT Bank N A NY lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 1,654.5% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 21.7% in the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter.

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.

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