iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 39,100 shares, a growth of 394.9% from the November 30th total of 7,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 80,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $51.04 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 30.78 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $51.16 and a 200 day moving average of $48.77. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $38.77 and a one year high of $52.69.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.1691 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous dividend of $0.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USXF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,529,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,986,000 after acquiring an additional 33,642 shares during the period. SigFig Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 604,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,159,000 after purchasing an additional 46,773 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 133.6% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 398,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,578,000 after buying an additional 228,107 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.2% in the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 356,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,586,000 after buying an additional 20,934 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 298,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,634,000 after buying an additional 5,117 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.