Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Grows By 26.8%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 130,232 shares, an increase of 26.8% from the February 12th total of 102,676 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 63,511 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 63,511 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Investors Research Corp boosted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 82.4% during the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 107.5% in the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 689 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $56.18 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $57.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.05. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $40.01 and a twelve month high of $59.94.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.1785 per share. This represents a $0.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13.

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.