iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Short Interest Up 158.3% in December

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 80,600 shares, a growth of 158.3% from the December 15th total of 31,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 46,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.7% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 36,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,630,000 after acquiring an additional 7,696 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 218,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,765,000 after purchasing an additional 28,895 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $377,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF during the third quarter worth $249,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

NASDAQ DMXF traded up $0.80 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $64.91. 30,720 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 42,047. The company has a market cap of $785.41 million, a PE ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 0.91. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $61.91 and a fifty-two week high of $73.20. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $66.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.30.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.8842 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.