iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 68,699 shares, a decrease of 52.8% from the August 31st total of 145,611 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 56,473 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of USXF. Apella Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth about $12,653,000. Avise Financial Cooperative Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $3,775,000. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 5.5% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 876,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,360,000 after purchasing an additional 45,550 shares in the last quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 60.7% during the second quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC now owns 77,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,379,000 after purchasing an additional 29,248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optas LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 72.5% in the 1st quarter. Optas LLC now owns 58,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,216,000 after purchasing an additional 24,486 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of USXF stock traded up $0.15 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $68.26. The company had a trading volume of 14,111 shares, compared to its average volume of 70,777. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $67.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.15. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $53.05 and a one year high of $70.69. The company has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.1490 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1226. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

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.