iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 83,389 shares, a decrease of 36.0% from the February 26th total of 130,232 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 78,957 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $346,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $985,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management now owns 5,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Opes Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 45,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,579,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

USXF stock opened at $53.79 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.65. The company has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.05. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 52-week low of $40.01 and a 52-week high of $59.94.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.1244 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

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. USXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.