iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,227 shares, an increase of 95.6% from the March 15th total of 5,740 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,288 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,061,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,185,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4,456.7% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $210,000. Finally, One Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after purchasing an additional 987 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $46.53 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.07. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $44.75 and a 52-week high of $49.11.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a $0.2383 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high yield, USD-denominated corporate bonds screened for positive ESG ratings. HYXF was launched on Jun 14, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.