iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:ESGE) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 171,000 shares, a decline of 49.3% from the December 15th total of 337,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 752,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ESGE traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $33.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 472,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,288,719. The company has a market cap of $4.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.75. iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF has a one year low of $29.78 and a one year high of $37.72. The business’s 50-day moving average is $34.38 and its 200-day moving average is $34.61.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a dividend of $0.0222 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESGE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,961,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,402,000 after buying an additional 83,263 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $66,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 19.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 61,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,249,000 after purchasing an additional 10,105 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in the third quarter worth about $375,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 41,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,525,000 after acquiring an additional 1,143 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

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.