iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Up 164.1% in April

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,112 shares, an increase of 164.1% from the April 15th total of 9,888 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 11,453 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

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

NASDAQ HYXF traded down $0.22 on Friday, reaching $46.37. The company had a trading volume of 10,771 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,652. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $45.70 and a 1 year high of $49.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $46.53 and a 200-day moving average of $46.98.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.2306 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

Institutional Trading of 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 stock. Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter worth $258,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter worth $626,000. One Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after buying an additional 987 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 31.3% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the last quarter.

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.