iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Up 15.0% in October

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,900 shares, an increase of 15.0% from the October 15th total of 6,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

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

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock. Fifth Third Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 4,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000. Fifth Third Securities Inc. owned approximately 0.15% of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

HYXF stock opened at $46.70 on Monday. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $43.57 and a one year high of $47.37. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.05.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2426 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.23%.

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.