iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 64,300 shares, a growth of 543.0% from the August 31st total of 10,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 30,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,933,000 after acquiring an additional 471 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter worth about $230,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 9,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $624,000 after purchasing an additional 1,189 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 102.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 16,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,122,000 after purchasing an additional 8,327 shares during the period. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 24.5% during the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of DMXF traded down $0.45 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $72.37. The stock had a trading volume of 18,642 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,555. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.34. The firm has a market cap of $716.46 million, a PE ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 0.91. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $54.23 and a one year high of $73.20.

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.