Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Grows By 26.8%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 130,232 shares, an increase of 26.8% from the February 12th total of 102,676 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 63,511 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 63,511 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 137,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,415,000 after buying an additional 6,508 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the first quarter valued at about $452,000. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 19.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $865,000 after acquiring an additional 2,616 shares during the period. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF in the second quarter worth about $171,000. Finally, Sofi Wealth LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 64.5% in the second quarter. Sofi Wealth LLC now owns 34,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,834,000 after purchasing an additional 13,330 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ USXF opened at $56.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.41 and a beta of 1.05. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF has a twelve month low of $40.01 and a twelve month high of $59.94. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.42 and a 200 day moving average of $57.69.

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. USXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.