iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (NASDAQ:EFRA) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (NASDAQ:EFRA) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 600 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the May 15th total of 300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days.

iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EFRA traded down $0.41 during trading on Friday, hitting $30.44. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 308 shares, compared to its average volume of 409. iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $24.58 and a fifty-two week high of $32.41. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $31.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.82. The company has a market capitalization of $4.87 million, a PE ratio of 24.40 and a beta of 1.02.

iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th will be paid a $0.2603 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 11th.

About iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF

The iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (EFRA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks an index of developed market companies that provide infrastructure and industrials solutions to support energy efficiency and emissions mitigation, pollution reduction, or land and resource optimization.