Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Increases By 76.3%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 74,826 shares, a growth of 76.3% from the May 14th total of 42,435 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 86,542 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $985,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the period. Penobscot Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management now owns 5,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Opes Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 45,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,579,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:USXF opened at $69.03 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $50.97 and a fifty-two week high of $69.83. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $64.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $60.06. The company has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.1226 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%.

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.