iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 4,303 shares, a growth of 268.4% from the January 29th total of 1,168 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,426 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Based on an average trading volume of 5,426 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bailard Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 6.2% in the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 110,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,720,000 after acquiring an additional 6,453 shares during the period. Cambridge Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 1,207.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Financial Group LLC now owns 85,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,880,000 after purchasing an additional 79,140 shares during the period. RWA Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 13.1% in the 2nd quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 62,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,688,000 after purchasing an additional 7,239 shares in the last quarter. Values Added Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 24.9% in the third quarter. Values Added Financial LLC now owns 76,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,468,000 after purchasing an additional 15,274 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 20.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $529,000 after purchasing an additional 2,085 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EMXF opened at $52.92 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $142.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.63. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a fifty-two week low of $34.03 and a fifty-two week high of $53.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.83.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.0666 dividend. This represents a yield of 471.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.