iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Up 238.9% in June

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 126,819 shares, an increase of 238.9% from the June 15th total of 37,422 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 63,256 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ USXF opened at $67.35 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $67.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.55. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $53.05 and a one year high of $69.89. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.08.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.1226 per share. This represents a $0.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Investors Research Corp raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 18.6% during the second quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $985,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penobscot Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management now owns 5,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

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.