iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 60,178 shares, a growth of 122.9% from the June 15th total of 27,002 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,265 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.3 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

Shares of EMXF traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $56.20. The stock had a trading volume of 1,232 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,973. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $56.76 and its 200 day moving average is $52.20. The firm has a market cap of $162.98 million, a PE ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.69. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a 1 year low of $42.44 and a 1 year high of $60.04.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.466 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 44,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,089,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the period. NBT Bank N A NY raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 2,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 14,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $691,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 12,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Finally, Timmons Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (EMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap equities in emerging markets, screened for positive ESG rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities. EMXF was launched on Oct 6, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.