Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Increases By 98.9%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 35,200 shares, an increase of 98.9% from the September 15th total of 17,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.2 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of EMXF traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $40.71. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,939. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a one year low of $31.46 and a one year high of $41.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $89.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.60 and a beta of 0.63. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Optas LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Optas LLC now owns 9,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 879 shares during the last quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 50,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,780,000 after buying an additional 1,151 shares during the last quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 29.0% during the first quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 13,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $464,000 after buying an additional 2,925 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $1,616,000. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $4,500,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (EMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap equities in emerging markets, screened for positive ESG rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities.