iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) saw a significant decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,961 shares, a decrease of 86.5% from the June 15th total of 29,412 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,001 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF during the first quarter valued at $230,000. Gould Asset Management LLC CA increased its position in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 9,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Private Wealth LLC increased its position in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $718,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

XJR stock opened at $51.67 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.66. iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $38.92 and a 12 month high of $52.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $129.18 million, a PE ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 1.10.

About iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

The iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (XJR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of US small-caps screened for sustainability and excluding those with exposure to certain controversial business activities. XJR was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.