Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Decreases By 51.8%

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,131 shares, a drop of 51.8% from the June 30th total of 12,707 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 52,680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HYXF. iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 31.3% in the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 29,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the period. One Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 987 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $626,000. FinArc Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $292,000. Finally, Farmers National Bank grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of HYXF stock traded up $0.13 during trading on Thursday, reaching $46.44. 8,622 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,443. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $45.70 and a twelve month high of $47.62. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $46.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.74.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2295 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.