iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Adam Dyson on Feb 13th, 2025

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,000 shares, a growth of 1,400.0% from the January 15th total of 200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock. OLD Mission Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 15,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $434,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC owned 5.20% of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ ESMV opened at $28.81 on Thursday. iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $25.21 and a 12 month high of $29.95. The company has a market capitalization of $8.64 million, a P/E ratio of 26.85 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $28.44 and a 200-day moving average of $28.49.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.1466 dividend. This is a boost from iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Company Profile

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The iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (ESMV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks that have low volatility and positive ESG characteristics. ESMV was launched on Nov 2, 2021 and is managed by BlackRock.