iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (BATS:ESML) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $51.07 and last traded at $51.07, with a volume of 5108 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $50.32.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $48.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.21. The firm has a market cap of $2.29 billion, a PE ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Operose Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 145.9% during the 4th quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF by 242.9% during the 3rd quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $77,000. Finally, Union Savings Bank purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $84,000.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.