iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Down 78.2% in March

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 16,300 shares, a drop of 78.2% from the February 29th total of 74,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 89,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

USXF stock opened at $45.10 on Thursday. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $31.69 and a 52-week high of $45.47. The company has a 50-day moving average of $43.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $942.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.1057 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of USXF. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 126.8% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 339,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,779,000 after buying an additional 189,978 shares in the last quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the fourth quarter worth $6,696,000. Keel Point LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the third quarter valued at $228,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 67.8% during the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 18,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,000 after purchasing an additional 7,440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth about $65,000.

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.