Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Increases By 160.0%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 111,000 shares, a growth of 160.0% from the October 15th total of 42,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 43,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ DMXF traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $66.49. The company had a trading volume of 63,801 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,151. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $69.86 and its 200 day moving average is $68.91. The company has a market capitalization of $718.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 0.91. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.37 and a fifty-two week high of $73.20.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,673,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,835,000 after purchasing an additional 29,440 shares in the last quarter. Syntrinsic LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 630,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,479,000 after acquiring an additional 28,345 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 26.8% in the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 186,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,455,000 after purchasing an additional 39,510 shares during the period. SigFig Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 11.3% in the second quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 183,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,388,000 after purchasing an additional 18,627 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 182,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,155,000 after purchasing an additional 5,511 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

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.