Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Increases By 15.0%

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,900 shares, an increase of 15.0% from the October 15th total of 6,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock. One Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) by 7.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,437 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 425 shares during the quarter. One Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.21% of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $291,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $46.70 on Monday. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.57 and a fifty-two week high of $47.37. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $46.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.05.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2426 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.23%.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high yield, USD-denominated corporate bonds screened for positive ESG ratings. HYXF was launched on Jun 14, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.