iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Up 15.6% in February

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 9,838 shares, an increase of 15.6% from the February 12th total of 8,512 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,711 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 12,711 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 31.3% during the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 29,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,387,000 after buying an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,185,000. One Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $886,000 after acquiring an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $210,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $46.22 on Thursday. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $43.09 and a twelve month high of $49.11. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.21.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2343 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.