iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Down 32.2% in March

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 56,505 shares, a decrease of 32.2% from the March 15th total of 83,389 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 109,581 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of USXF traded up $0.75 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $60.37. 29,499 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 81,986. The company has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.06. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $42.46 and a 52-week high of $60.38. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $57.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.67.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.1244 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of USXF. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Investors Research Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 82.4% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 549 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. boosted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 107.5% during the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 689 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 357 shares during the period. Finally, Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $46,000.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

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.