iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Down 32.1% in October

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 26,500 shares, a decrease of 32.1% from the September 30th total of 39,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 98,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 98,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ USXF opened at $58.82 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.05. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $40.01 and a twelve month high of $59.94. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $53.90.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.1251 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in USXF. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 751.0% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 402,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,910,000 after purchasing an additional 355,630 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,159,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,123,000 after purchasing an additional 111,539 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,174,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,508,000 after purchasing an additional 94,960 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 715,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,570,000 after acquiring an additional 93,098 shares during the period. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 30,161.7% during the 2nd quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 83,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,521,000 after acquiring an additional 83,548 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

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.