iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Down 41.7% in March

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 5,740 shares, a decline of 41.7% from the February 26th total of 9,838 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 35,048 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:HYXF traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 15,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,469. The business’s fifty day moving average is $46.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.16. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $43.09 and a 1 year high of $49.11.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2343 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.1%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 31.3% during the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 29,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,185,000. One Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after purchasing an additional 987 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $210,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high yield, USD-denominated corporate bonds screened for positive ESG ratings. HYXF was launched on Jun 14, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.