iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 62,193 shares, an increase of 139.5% from the September 30th total of 25,969 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 56,912 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ USXF opened at $65.98 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $53.05 and a fifty-two week high of $70.69. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $64.11.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $0.1490 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1226.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $5,261,000. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 61.2% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 45,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,065,000 after buying an additional 17,105 shares in the last quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 48,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,294,000 after buying an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,118,000 after buying an additional 2,163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Soltis Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $209,000.

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.