iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 40,555 shares, a growth of 59.6% from the July 30th total of 25,404 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 26,165 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:DMXF traded down $0.94 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $85.65. 20,382 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 85,223. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.02 and a beta of 0.85. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12 month low of $72.41 and a 12 month high of $88.06. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $84.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.90.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $1.0329 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DMXF. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 16,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,430,000 after acquiring an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.4% during the second quarter. Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC now owns 18,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,594,000 after acquiring an additional 1,930 shares in the last quarter. SeedSafe Financial LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $4,796,000. Finally, Highland Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the second quarter worth about $38,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (DMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, ESG-screened index of large- and mid-cap stocks from the developed markets outside North America. DMXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.