Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Grows By 153.3%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) saw a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 54,200 shares, an increase of 153.3% from the October 31st total of 21,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 76,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

USXF traded up $0.35 during trading on Friday, reaching $52.08. 109,190 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 74,790. The stock has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.78 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $50.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.92. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $37.41 and a twelve month high of $52.48.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.1336 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of USXF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,529,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,986,000 after purchasing an additional 33,642 shares during the last quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 604,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,159,000 after buying an additional 46,773 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 133.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 398,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,578,000 after buying an additional 228,107 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 396,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,479,000 after buying an additional 5,766 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 356,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,586,000 after acquiring an additional 20,934 shares during the period.

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.