iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,860 shares, a growth of 73.2% from the June 30th total of 3,961 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,029 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1%

XJR stock opened at $51.60 on Friday. iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $38.92 and a 12 month high of $52.99. The company has a market cap of $129 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $50.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.51.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $718,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the last quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA increased its stake in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 9,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after buying an additional 465 shares during the period. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $230,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $1,265,000.

About iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

The iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (XJR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of US small-caps screened for sustainability and excluding those with exposure to certain controversial business activities. XJR was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.