iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Down 21.9% in August

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,000 shares, a drop of 21.9% from the July 31st total of 6,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:HYXF opened at $47.38 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $47.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.65. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $43.09 and a 52 week high of $49.11.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2333 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.9%.

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

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. IMA Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 14.0% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 5,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after acquiring an additional 624 shares in the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 3.1% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 18,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $871,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

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.