iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) Short Interest Up 15.9% in March

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,080,000 shares, a growth of 15.9% from the March 15th total of 931,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 944,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ESGU traded down $0.26 on Tuesday, reaching $110.47. 956,265 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 930,091. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $112.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.58. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $88.86 and a 52 week high of $115.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.3842 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hill Island Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Hill Island Financial LLC now owns 12,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,364,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Single Point Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 33.2% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC now owns 15,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,582,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Avenue Asset Management LP boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 4,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $441,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.