iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Stock Short Interest Report for September

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,620 shares, a growth of 61.4% from the September 15th total of 6,578 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,172 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $626,000. FinArc Investments Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at $292,000. Farmers National Bank increased its stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the first quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at $258,000. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $126,000.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $44.91. The stock had a trading volume of 2,713 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,071. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $44.49 and a 12 month high of $47.59. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $45.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.32.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.2351 dividend. This represents a $2.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.2322.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high yield, USD-denominated corporate bonds screened for positive ESG ratings. HYXF was launched on Jun 14, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.