iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Down 62.0% in January

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,144 shares, a decline of 62.0% from the December 31st total of 24,082 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 12,776 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Based on an average daily volume of 12,776 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HYXF traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $47.34. The company had a trading volume of 14,252 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,434. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $43.09 and a twelve month high of $49.11. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.26.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.2385 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4,456.7% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $210,000. iA Global Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,061,000. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,185,000.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.