iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 192,000 shares, a growth of 335.4% from the February 13th total of 44,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 77,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of USXF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,079,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,570,000 after acquiring an additional 526,957 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 1,507,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,960,000 after purchasing an additional 148,520 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 78.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,048,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,115,000 after purchasing an additional 462,065 shares in the last quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 649,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,438,000 after buying an additional 25,661 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 28.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 609,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,282,000 after acquiring an additional 133,495 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of USXF stock traded up $0.40 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $46.84. The company had a trading volume of 96,133 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,961. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.14. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 12 month low of $41.43 and a 12 month high of $52.76. The company has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.53 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.1691 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous dividend of $0.13.

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.