iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,512 shares, an increase of 479.8% from the January 29th total of 1,468 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 16,945 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily volume of 16,945 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ HYXF traded down $0.04 on Wednesday, hitting $47.16. 6,207 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,952. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $47.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.28. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.09 and a fifty-two week high of $49.11.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.2338 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%.

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

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4,456.7% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $210,000. One Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $886,000 after buying an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,061,000.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.