Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Expands By 88.8%

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,574 shares, a growth of 88.8% from the July 15th total of 6,131 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,109 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ HYXF opened at $46.44 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.70 and a fifty-two week high of $47.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $46.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.64.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2423 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.3%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Farmers National Bank raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% in the first quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. One Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after buying an additional 987 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $210,000. Finally, Heartland Bank & Trust Co acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $258,000.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high yield, USD-denominated corporate bonds screened for positive ESG ratings. HYXF was launched on Jun 14, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.