iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Up 56.3% in August

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 79,155 shares, a growth of 56.3% from the July 30th total of 50,644 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 38,703 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 1.5%

USXF opened at $66.99 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $53.05 and a twelve month high of $70.69. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $67.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.89.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.1226 dividend. This represents a $0.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USXF. First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. NBT Bank N A NY boosted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1,041.4% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 662 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 604 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the third quarter worth $46,000. Finally, Birchbrook Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 128.7% in the 4th quarter. Birchbrook Inc. now owns 814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 458 shares in the last quarter.

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