iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Down 57.5% in May

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,435 shares, a drop of 57.5% from the April 30th total of 99,893 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 53,349 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of USXF traded up $1.04 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $68.85. 73,030 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 77,724. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $61.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.28. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $50.54 and a twelve month high of $69.12. The stock has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.08.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.1244 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 751.0% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 402,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,910,000 after acquiring an additional 355,630 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $12,653,000. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 15.0% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 715,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,570,000 after buying an additional 93,098 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 318.0% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 104,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,996,000 after buying an additional 79,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 698.5% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 80,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,627,000 after buying an additional 70,618 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (USXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US equities screened for positive environmental, social and governance rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities. USXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.