iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 62.2% in September

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 25,969 shares, a decrease of 62.2% from the September 15th total of 68,699 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 116,662 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 876,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,360,000 after buying an additional 45,550 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 232,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,820,000 after buying an additional 3,668 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter worth about $12,653,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 96,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,325,000 after acquiring an additional 569 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 12.2% during the 1st quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 93,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,156,000 after acquiring an additional 10,182 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $67.45 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $53.05 and a 1 year high of $70.69. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $68.39 and its 200 day moving average is $66.12.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.