Short Interest in iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (NASDAQ:EFRA) Expands By 120.1%

iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (NASDAQ:EFRA) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 361 shares, a growth of 120.1% from the December 31st total of 164 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 456 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average trading volume of 456 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF Price Performance

EFRA stock traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $35.43. 433 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 765. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.28 and a beta of 0.89. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $34.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.03. iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF has a one year low of $27.62 and a one year high of $35.95.

iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $1.1075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 668.0%.

About iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF

The iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (EFRA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks an index of developed market companies that provide infrastructure and industrials solutions to support energy efficiency and emissions mitigation, pollution reduction, or land and resource optimization. Stock selection is based on the amount of revenue earned from these relevant themes, and weighting is based on free float market-cap.