iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,132 shares, a growth of 58.3% from the November 30th total of 27,243 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 43,144 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Based on an average daily volume of 43,144 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MAI Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 18,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $868,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 16,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the period. Opes Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 45,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,579,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 4,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 21,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,232,000 after buying an additional 238 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $58.28 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $40.01 and a twelve month high of $59.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $57.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $56.29.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.1785 dividend. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.