Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Drops By 71.7%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,030 shares, a decline of 71.7% from the June 30th total of 60,178 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,353 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EMXF. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 44,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,089,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the period. NBT Bank N A NY raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 2,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 14,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $691,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 12,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Timmons Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:EMXF traded up $0.54 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $55.20. 12,301 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,291. The firm has a market cap of $160.08 million, a PE ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.69. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a fifty-two week low of $42.44 and a fifty-two week high of $60.04. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.68.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.466 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

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. EMXF was launched on Oct 6, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.