Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Decreases By 36.0%

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jul 30th, 2026

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,020,376 shares, a decline of 36.0% from the June 30th total of 1,593,286 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 639,255 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 3.9%

NASDAQ:ESGE traded up $1.92 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $50.97. 788,375 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,179,696. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.75. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $53.42 and its 200-day moving average is $50.24. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a 12-month low of $39.00 and a 12-month high of $57.11.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 29,494.2% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 71,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,805,000 after purchasing an additional 71,376 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 9.1% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 36,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,448,000 after buying an additional 3,086 shares during the period. Blue Edge Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 12.5% during the second quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC now owns 51,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,004,000 after buying an additional 5,677 shares during the period. One Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 63.0% during the third quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 10,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 3,885 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $217,000.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

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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.