Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Declines By 54.9%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 25,500 shares, a decrease of 54.9% from the September 30th total of 56,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 60,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:USXF opened at $50.17 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $48.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.57. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $33.13 and a 1-year high of $51.17. The firm has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.78 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were given a $0.1336 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of USXF. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 133.6% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 398,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,578,000 after buying an additional 228,107 shares in the last quarter. Williams Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter valued at about $6,784,000. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 272.5% during the first quarter. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 193,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,746,000 after purchasing an additional 141,699 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 50.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 230,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 76,879 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,748,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

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.