iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,900 shares, a growth of 2,206.3% from the December 31st total of 1,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF stock opened at $38.03 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.40. The company has a market cap of $87.47 million, a PE ratio of 12.60 and a beta of 0.63. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a fifty-two week low of $31.46 and a fifty-two week high of $41.55.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $0.0259 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EMXF. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 135.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 107,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,929,000 after acquiring an additional 61,688 shares during the last quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. now owns 6,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $278,000 after purchasing an additional 546 shares during the last quarter. Values Added Financial LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 53.3% during the 3rd quarter. Values Added Financial LLC now owns 33,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,345,000 after purchasing an additional 11,533 shares during the period. Wade Financial Advisory Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wade Financial Advisory Inc now owns 8,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 1,110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Optas LLC now owns 9,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the period.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

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.