iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV) Short Interest Down 73.3% in February

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Feb 28th, 2025

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Get Free Report) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 800 shares, a decrease of 73.3% from the January 31st total of 3,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

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 shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (NASDAQ:ESMV – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 15,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $434,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC owned approximately 5.20% of iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $28.85. The company had a trading volume of 171 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,357. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.63. The company has a market cap of $8.66 million, a P/E ratio of 26.85 and a beta of 0.80. iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF has a fifty-two week low of $25.38 and a fifty-two week high of $29.95.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.1466 per share. This is an increase from iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date 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.