Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Increases By 98.2%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 77,500 shares, an increase of 98.2% from the December 15th total of 39,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 83,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 133.6% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 398,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,578,000 after acquiring an additional 228,107 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 463,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,061,000 after purchasing an additional 67,796 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,607,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 35.4% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 202,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,929,000 after purchasing an additional 52,843 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SigFig Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 604,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,159,000 after buying an additional 46,773 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock traded up $0.82 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $50.43. 59,114 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 77,857. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.60 and a fifty-two week high of $52.69. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $51.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.09. The company has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 30.78 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.1691 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous dividend of $0.13.

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.