iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) was the target of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,400 shares, an increase of 104.5% from the January 31st total of 13,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 39,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,320,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,976,000 after purchasing an additional 224,182 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 691,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,656,000 after acquiring an additional 68,097 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 94.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 425,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,476,000 after acquiring an additional 206,873 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 34.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 293,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,992,000 after acquiring an additional 75,061 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SigFig Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 233,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,098,000 after acquiring an additional 29,543 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $68.29. 78,181 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 78,856. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.29. The company has a market cap of $839.97 million, a PE ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.92. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $63.32 and a one year high of $73.20.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.8842 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (DMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, ESG-screened index of large- and mid-cap stocks from the developed markets outside North America. DMXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.