iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Up 159.8% in June

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,707 shares, a growth of 159.8% from the June 15th total of 4,891 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,610 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:HYXF traded up $0.09 on Wednesday, hitting $46.51. 5,773 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,036. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $45.70 and a 1-year high of $47.62. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $46.58 and its 200 day moving average is $46.81.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.2295 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

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

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 31.3% during the 4th quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 29,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,387,000 after buying an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. One Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $886,000 after buying an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $626,000. FinArc Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $292,000. Finally, Farmers National Bank raised its stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter.

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.