Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Increases By 77.7%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 19,192 shares, a growth of 77.7% from the July 30th total of 10,798 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,335 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Timmons Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised 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 worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114 shares during the last quarter. Financially in Tune LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter worth $213,000. Finally, Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $254,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ EMXF opened at $57.45 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $166.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.70. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a twelve month low of $42.96 and a twelve month high of $60.04. The business’s fifty day moving average is $56.40 and its 200 day moving average is $53.92.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.466 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

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.