iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Short Interest Up 98.2% in December

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 77,500 shares, an increase of 98.2% from the December 15th total of 39,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 83,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ USXF opened at $49.35 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.78 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $51.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.07. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 1 year low of $39.60 and a 1 year high of $52.69.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of USXF. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 133.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 398,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,578,000 after buying an additional 228,107 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,607,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 35.4% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 202,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,929,000 after buying an additional 52,843 shares during the last quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 604,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,159,000 after buying an additional 46,773 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spinnaker Trust increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 23.7% during the third quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 202,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,961,000 after purchasing an additional 38,896 shares in the last quarter.

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.