iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 36,621 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 89% from the previous session’s volume of 19,350 shares.The stock last traded at $76.15 and had previously closed at $77.14.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 1.8%

The firm has a market cap of $651.36 million, a P/E ratio of 19.02 and a beta of 0.89. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.04.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $2.5043 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 672.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 16,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after buying an additional 1,641 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 273.0% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 114,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,725,000 after purchasing an additional 83,965 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 1,363.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 2,837 shares in the last quarter. AGF Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 3,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 79,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,940,000 after buying an additional 6,742 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (DMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, ESG-screened index of large- and mid-cap stocks from the developed markets outside North America. DMXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.