iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Up 84.0% in August

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 145,611 shares, a growth of 84.0% from the August 15th total of 79,155 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 49,798 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Trading Down 0.2%

USXF stock opened at $65.88 on Thursday. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $53.05 and a one year high of $70.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a PE ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.09. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $67.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.56.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.149 per share. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USXF. Investors Research Corp increased its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 18.6% in the second quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 334 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 5,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Financial Group increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 6,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $360,000 after buying an additional 383 shares in the last quarter.

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.