iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) shares saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 192,618 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 161% from the previous session’s volume of 73,691 shares.The stock last traded at $59.1110 and had previously closed at $59.09.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average of $57.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USXF. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 775,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,448,000 after buying an additional 60,398 shares in the last quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 673,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,059,000 after purchasing an additional 4,249 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 499,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,623,000 after purchasing an additional 6,410 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 751.0% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 402,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,910,000 after purchasing an additional 355,630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 305,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,590,000 after purchasing an additional 4,985 shares in the last quarter.

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.