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

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 145,611 shares, an increase of 84.0% from the August 15th total of 79,155 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 49,798 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Investors Research Corp grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 18.6% in the second quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 995 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares in the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 5,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Financial Group lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 6,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 383 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of USXF stock traded up $0.50 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $66.50. The company had a trading volume of 4,581 shares, compared to its average volume of 67,608. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $67.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $64.51. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $53.05 and a one year high of $70.69. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.149 dividend. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is 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.