iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Stock Short Interest Rises 139.5%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 62,193 shares, an increase of 139.5% from the September 30th total of 25,969 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 56,912 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $65.24 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $67.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.14. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $53.05 and a twelve month high of $70.69. The firm has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.1490 per share. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1226. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in USXF. Investors Research Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 18.6% in the 2nd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 995 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 48,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,294,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% in the first quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 334 shares during the period. Finally, Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 5,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

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.