iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 102,676 shares, a growth of 52.4% from the January 29th total of 67,385 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 64,266 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 64,266 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Investors Research Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 82.4% during the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 549 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 107.5% during the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 689 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of USXF opened at $58.08 on Friday. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $40.01 and a 12 month high of $59.94. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.59 and its 200-day moving average is $57.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.1785 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $0.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%.

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. USXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.