iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EAGG) Short Interest Up 274.0% in December

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iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EAGG – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 671,742 shares, an increase of 274.0% from the November 30th total of 179,603 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 310,894 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 310,894 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EAGG. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 24,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,161,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Motco lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 12.7% in the third quarter. Motco now owns 2,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 7,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $344,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. Farmers National Bank grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 6,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 477 shares during the period. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF by 58.4% during the 2nd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 561 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA:EAGG traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $47.93. 175,563 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 335,281. The company’s 50 day moving average is $48.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.72. iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $45.89 and a twelve month high of $48.54.

About iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

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The iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (EAGG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US dollar-denominated bonds from issuers evaluated for favorable ESG practices. EAGG was launched on Oct 18, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.

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