iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Up 335.4% in February

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,079,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,570,000 after purchasing an additional 526,957 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings 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 worth $74,960,000 after purchasing an additional 148,520 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 78.8% in the fourth 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 increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 25,661 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 28.1% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 609,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,282,000 after purchasing an additional 133,495 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $46.90 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $50.32 and its 200 day moving average is $50.12. The firm has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.53 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $41.43 and a one year high of $52.76.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.1691 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

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.