iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,435 shares, a decline of 57.5% from the April 30th total of 99,893 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 53,349 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 698.5% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 80,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,627,000 after acquiring an additional 70,618 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1,803.7% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,000 after acquiring an additional 11,634 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 292,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,746,000 after acquiring an additional 9,131 shares during the period. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $498,000. Finally, Asempa Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $665,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of USXF traded up $0.33 on Friday, reaching $67.81. 135,836 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 77,770. The firm has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.08. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $50.28 and a 12 month high of $68.29. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $61.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.19.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.1244 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%.

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.