Short Interest in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) Increases By 73.2%

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,860 shares, a growth of 73.2% from the June 30th total of 3,961 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 6,029 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $230,000. Gould Asset Management LLC CA boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 9,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares during the period. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,265,000.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $51.60 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $50.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.51. iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $38.92 and a 1 year high of $52.99. The stock has a market cap of $129 million, a PE ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 1.10.

About iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

The iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (XJR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of US small-caps screened for sustainability and excluding those with exposure to certain controversial business activities. XJR was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.