Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Increases By 77.7%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 19,192 shares, a growth of 77.7% from the July 30th total of 10,798 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,335 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Timmons Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 795.7% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114 shares during the last quarter. Financially in Tune LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Finally, Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $254,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EMXF stock opened at $57.45 on Monday. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a fifty-two week low of $42.96 and a fifty-two week high of $60.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $56.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.92. The company has a market cap of $166.60 million, a PE ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.70.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.466 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (EMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap equities in emerging markets, screened for positive ESG rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities. EMXF was launched on Oct 6, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.