iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 21,000 shares, a growth of 75.0% from the February 13th total of 12,000 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.3 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EMXF traded up $0.74 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $38.99. 10,850 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,199. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.72. The firm has a market cap of $89.68 million, a PE ratio of 13.25 and a beta of 0.63. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a fifty-two week low of $34.18 and a fifty-two week high of $41.55.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a dividend of $0.0259 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC now owns 6,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Ally Invest Advisors Inc. now owns 8,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 57,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,149,000 after purchasing an additional 739 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Optas LLC now owns 10,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $391,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 35,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,338,000 after buying an additional 833 shares during the last quarter.

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.