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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$168.46 +1.16 (+0.69%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$168.62 +0.16 (+0.10%)
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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) had a short interest of 833,504 shares sold short, representing 0.77% of the public float. This marks a -10.88% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, meaning it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 499,750 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
833,504 shares
Previous Short Interest
935,287 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-10.88%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$137.64 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
107,350,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.77%
Today's Trading Volume
461,705 shares
Average Trading Volume
499,750 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
92%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/2026833,504 shares $137.64 million -10.9%0.8%2.54 $165.14
8/31/2026935,287 shares $157.32 million +11.4%0.9%2.14 $168.20
8/14/2026839,720 shares $142.80 million +10.1%0.8%2.85 $170.06
7/31/2026762,836 shares $124.91 million -3.5%0.7%1.57 $163.75
7/15/2026790,847 shares $131.12 million +30.4%0.7%2.87 $165.80
6/30/2026606,333 shares $99.24 million +15.8%0.6%1.25 $163.67
6/15/2026523,437 shares $86.25 million -57.8%0.5%0.97 $164.78
5/29/20261,241,237 shares $205.05 million +0.5%1.2%2.63 $165.20
5/15/20261,234,672 shares $198.54 million +87.9%1.2%3.42 $160.80
4/30/2026657,028 shares $102.89 million -0.9%0.6%1.79 $156.60
4/15/2026663,115 shares $100.81 million -35.6%0.6%1.42 $152.03
3/31/20261,028,836 shares $145.50 million -37.6%0.9%1.21 $141.42
3/13/20261,649,477 shares $237.10 million -13.2%1.6%2.55 $143.74
2/27/20261,899,824 shares $283.43 million +7.7%1.8%4.49 $149.19
2/13/20261,764,631 shares $261.54 million +0.9%1.7%2.22 $148.21
1/30/20261,748,835 shares $263.67 million -10.6%1.7%2.49 $150.77
1/15/20261,955,052 shares $295.02 million -4.1%1.8%3.7 $150.90
12/31/20252,037,568 shares $303.56 million -25.0%2.0%2.65 $148.98
12/15/20252,716,227 shares $404.12 million +77.3%2.7%5.11 $148.78
11/28/20251,532,061 shares $228.91 million -14.2%1.5%2.08 $149.41
11/14/20251,785,156 shares $262.22 million +5.6%1.7%3.02 $146.89
10/31/20251,691,277 shares $253.05 million -23.2%1.7%3.28 $149.62
10/15/20252,200,000 shares $319.75 million -10.2%2.2%4.1 $145.34
9/30/20252,450,000 shares $356.72 million +6.5%N/A4.9 $145.60
9/15/20252,300,000 shares $332.05 million +18.6%N/A4.7 $144.37
8/31/20251,940,000 shares $273.58 million -13.4%1.9%4.2 $141.02
8/15/20252,240,000 shares $314.94 million +27.3%N/A4.7 $140.60
7/31/20251,760,000 shares $243.30 million +14.3%1.7%3.7 $138.24
7/15/20251,540,000 shares $209.06 million +24.2%N/A3.1 $135.75
6/30/20251,240,000 shares $167.77 million -3.9%1.2%2.3 $135.30
6/15/20251,290,000 shares $168.28 million +41.5%1.2%2.3 $130.45
5/31/2025911,500 shares $117.26 million +4.1%0.9%1.5 $128.65
5/15/2025875,800 shares $113.20 million +5.6%0.8%1.3 $129.25
4/30/2025829,100 shares $100.39 million -27.9%N/A1.2 $121.08
4/15/20251,150,000 shares $134.70 million -9.5%1.1%1.6 $117.13
3/31/20251,270,000 shares $154.83 million -32.1%1.2%1.6 $121.91
3/15/20251,870,000 shares $229.69 million +1.1%1.7%2.5 $122.83
2/28/20251,850,000 shares $240.30 million -14.0%1.7%2.1 $129.89
2/15/20252,150,000 shares $286.92 million +14.4%2.0%2.7 $133.45
1/31/20251,880,000 shares $248.65 million +22.1%N/A2.3 $132.26
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1/15/20251,540,000 shares $201.17 million -26.7%N/A1.9 $130.63
12/31/20242,100,000 shares $270.52 million -9.1%N/A2.9 $128.82
12/15/20242,310,000 shares $307.39 million +12.7%N/A3.2 $133.07
11/30/20242,050,000 shares $272.08 million -30.7%N/A3.4 $132.72
11/15/20242,960,000 shares $381.54 million +10.0%N/A5.8 $128.90
10/31/20242,690,000 shares $335.20 million +56.4%N/A5.9 $124.61
10/15/20241,720,000 shares $219.23 million +7.5%N/A3.4 $127.46
9/30/20241,600,000 shares $201.89 million +15.1%N/A2.7 $126.18
9/15/20241,390,000 shares $171.76 million -34.1%N/A2 $123.57
8/31/20242,110,000 shares $261.26 million -0.9%N/A2.9 $123.82
8/15/20242,130,000 shares $258.67 million +7.6%N/A2.6 $121.44
7/31/20241,980,000 shares $239.70 million -11.2%N/A2.2 $121.06
7/15/20242,230,000 shares $274.51 million -18.9%N/A2.5 $123.10
6/30/20242,750,000 shares $328.13 million +82.1%N/A3.2 $119.32
6/15/20241,510,000 shares $178.94 million -4.4%N/A1.8 $118.50
5/31/20241,580,000 shares $182.52 million +10.5%N/A1.6 $115.52
5/15/20241,430,000 shares $166.78 million +20.2%N/A1.6 $116.63
4/30/20241,190,000 shares $131.23 million -0.8%N/A1.4 $110.28
4/15/20241,200,000 shares $132.88 million +11.1%N/A1.2 $110.73
3/31/20241,080,000 shares $124.16 million +15.9%N/A1.1 $114.96
3/15/2024931,600 shares $104.57 million +5.0%N/A1 $112.25
2/29/2024887,000 shares $99.12 million +40.3%N/A1.2 $111.75
2/15/2024632,400 shares $69.89 million -15.5%N/A0.8 $110.51
1/31/2024748,400 shares $79.55 million +40.0%N/A1 $106.30
1/15/2024534,500 shares $56.14 million -53.9%N/A0.8 $105.04
12/31/20231,160,000 shares $121.71 million +49.9%N/A1.7 $104.92
12/15/2023773,700 shares $80.41 million -29.7%N/A1.1 $103.93
11/30/20231,100,000 shares $110.54 million +20.0%N/A1.7 $100.49
11/15/2023916,500 shares $90.45 million +38.3%N/A1.5 $98.69
10/31/2023662,900 shares $60.76 million -9.4%N/A1 $91.66
10/15/2023731,700 shares $69.27 million +26.4%N/A1.1 $94.67
9/30/2023579,000 shares $54.37 million +6.8%N/A0.6 $93.91
9/15/2023542,200 shares $53.03 million -23.3%N/A0.6 $97.80
8/31/2023706,700 shares $70.11 million +12.6%N/A0.7 $99.21
8/15/2023627,900 shares $61.23 million +52.1%N/A0.6 $97.51
7/31/2023412,800 shares $41.64 million -25.9%N/A0.4 $100.86
7/15/2023557,100 shares $55.09 million -14.3%N/A0.6 $98.89
6/30/2023650,000 shares $63.35 million +4.9%N/A0.8 $97.46
6/15/2023619,500 shares $60.17 million -5.6%N/A0.7 $97.12
5/31/2023656,200 shares $60.33 million -47.1%N/A0.4 $91.94
5/15/20231,240,000 shares $112.73 million +111.2%N/A0.7 $90.91
4/30/2023587,000 shares $53.73 million +2.2%N/A0.3 $91.53
4/15/2023574,200 shares $52.15 million -10.9%N/A0.3 $90.83
3/31/2023644,200 shares $58.27 million +13.8%N/A0.3 $90.45
3/15/2023565,900 shares $48.75 million +120.2%N/A0.3 $86.14
2/28/2023257,000 shares $22.58 million -20.1%N/A0.2 $87.87
2/15/2023321,600 shares $29.55 million -9.1%N/A0.3 $91.89
1/31/2023353,700 shares $31.92 million +105.6%N/A0.3 $90.24
1/15/2023172,000 shares $15.22 million -3.9%N/A0.1 $88.47
12/30/2022178,900 shares $15.16 million -29.8%N/A0.1 $84.75
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12/15/2022254,900 shares $21.97 million -34.8%N/A0.2 $86.21
11/30/2022391,200 shares $35.42 million +0.5%N/A0.3 $90.53
11/15/2022389,300 shares $34.50 million +84.7%N/A0.3 $88.62
10/31/2022210,800 shares $18.08 million -37.7%N/A0.1 $85.75
10/15/2022338,500 shares $26.86 million No ChangeN/A0.2 $79.35
9/30/2022188,200 shares $14.94 million -60.5%N/A0.2 $79.41
9/15/2022476,700 shares $41.43 million +106.6%N/A0.4 $86.91
8/31/2022230,700 shares $20.35 million -21.2%N/A0.2 $88.20
8/15/2022292,900 shares $28.08 million +16.0%N/A0.2 $95.88
7/31/2022252,500 shares $23.20 million -21.0%N/A0.2 $91.90
7/15/2022319,800 shares $27.42 million -8.4%N/A0.2 $85.73
6/30/2022349,100 shares $29.29 million -55.9%N/A0.2 $83.90
6/15/2022792,400 shares $66.67 million +341.0%N/A0.5 $84.14
5/31/2022179,700 shares $16.52 million -54.5%N/A0.1 $91.92
5/15/2022394,600 shares $35.32 million +36.7%N/A0.3 $89.51
4/30/2022288,700 shares $26.56 million -26.4%N/A0.2 $92.01
4/15/2022392,100 shares $38.36 million -34.1%N/A0.3 $97.84
3/31/2022594,900 shares $60.29 million +52.6%N/A0.4 $101.35
3/15/2022389,800 shares $37.11 million -20.7%N/A0.3 $95.19
2/28/2022491,700 shares $48.27 million -0.9%N/A0.4 $98.16
2/15/2022496,100 shares $49.81 million +26.0%N/A0.4 $100.41
1/31/2022393,600 shares $39.91 million -9.3%N/A0.3 $101.41
1/15/2022434,000 shares $45.50 million -2.4%N/A0.4 $104.84
12/31/2021444,600 shares $47.97 million -46.7%N/A0.4 $107.90
12/15/2021834,500 shares $88.99 million -12.9%N/A0.9 $106.64
11/30/2021957,700 shares $99.69 million -8.8%N/A1 $104.09
11/15/20211,050,000 shares $112.41 million +52.6%N/A1.2 $107.06
10/29/2021688,300 shares $72.55 million -10.6%N/A0.7 $105.40
10/15/2021769,900 shares $78.85 million +50.4%N/A0.8 $102.42

ESGU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 833,504 shares of ESGU short. 0.77% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. ESGU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.5. Learn More on iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.77% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 833,504 shares, a drop of 10.9% from the previous total of 935,287 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ESGU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF as its price is falling. ESGU shares are trading up $1.16 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ESGU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ESGU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like ESGU:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:ESGU is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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