iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Up 53.4% in February

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) saw a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,599,105 shares, an increase of 53.4% from the January 29th total of 1,042,127 shares. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 942,645 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Based on an average trading volume of 942,645 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF stock opened at $50.12 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 0.66. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $47.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.61. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a one year low of $30.57 and a one year high of $50.99.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 21.7% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the period. GGM Financials LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $58,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter valued at about $63,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the second quarter worth about $68,000.

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.