iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Up 15.6% in February

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 9,838 shares, a growth of 15.6% from the February 12th total of 8,512 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 12,711 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average trading volume of 12,711 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4,456.7% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $1,061,000. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,185,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $210,000.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

HYXF stock opened at $46.42 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $47.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.22. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.09 and a fifty-two week high of $49.11.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2343 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.1%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high yield, USD-denominated corporate bonds screened for positive ESG ratings. HYXF was launched on Jun 14, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.