iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 58.2% in October

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,664 shares, a drop of 58.2% from the September 30th total of 49,415 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,395 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 107.5% in the 1st quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $230,000. Gould Asset Management LLC CA boosted its stake in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 9,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB bought a new position in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $648,000. Finally, Atlantic Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.3% during the first quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.3%

BATS XJR opened at $49.39 on Friday. iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $39.83 and a 12-month high of $53.57. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $49.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $123.47 million, a PE ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 1.10.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (XJR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of US small-caps screened for sustainability and excluding those with exposure to certain controversial business activities. XJR was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.