iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Down 39.8% in August

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,475 shares, a decrease of 39.8% from the August 15th total of 14,079 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 9,266 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HYXF traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $45.90. The stock had a trading volume of 4,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,858. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.51. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $45.70 and a twelve month high of $47.62.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a $0.2322 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.1%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HYXF. Farmers National Bank lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the first quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. One Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after purchasing an additional 987 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $126,000. Heartland Bank & Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $258,000. Finally, FinArc Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $292,000.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high yield, USD-denominated corporate bonds screened for positive ESG ratings. HYXF was launched on Jun 14, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.