iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 62,193 shares, a growth of 139.5% from the September 30th total of 25,969 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 56,912 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Investors Research Corp grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 18.6% during the 2nd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 995 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 48,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,294,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 334 shares during the period. Finally, Trilogy Capital Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 5,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ USXF opened at $65.98 on Friday. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 12-month low of $53.05 and a 12-month high of $70.69. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $67.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $64.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.1490 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1226. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

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.