iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Short Interest Up 81.1% in June

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESMLGet Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 307,471 shares, an increase of 81.1% from the June 15th total of 169,763 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 119,881 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $0.34 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $53.96. 63,688 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 189,553. The firm has a market cap of $2.41 billion, a PE ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $40.79 and a 1 year high of $56.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $53.56 and its 200 day moving average is $50.54.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESML. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 145.9% in the 4th quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 461 shares during the period. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 99.2% in the first quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $84,000. Sherman Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 80.3% in the fourth quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 69.8% in the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 2,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 1,188 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.

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