Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Rises By 76.3%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 74,826 shares, a growth of 76.3% from the May 14th total of 42,435 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 86,542 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USXF. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 137,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,415,000 after acquiring an additional 6,508 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $452,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 5,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $105,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 715,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,570,000 after acquiring an additional 93,098 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $67.98 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $64.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $60.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 52 week low of $50.97 and a 52 week high of $69.83.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.1226 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%.

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.