iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Short Interest Down 65.1% in January

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,168 shares, a drop of 65.1% from the January 15th total of 3,348 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,303 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 6,303 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:EMXF opened at $51.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $138.12 million, a P/E ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.63. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a one year low of $34.03 and a one year high of $51.35. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.19.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.0666 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 471.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMXF. NBT Bank N A NY grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 2,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management boosted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 7,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 795.7% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 11,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $511,000 after purchasing an additional 1,343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 25,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,395 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (EMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap equities in emerging markets, screened for positive ESG rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities. EMXF was launched on Oct 6, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.