Short Interest in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) Expands By 101.6%

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,203 shares, an increase of 101.6% from the April 30th total of 7,045 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,647 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

XJR opened at $49.02 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $46.59 and its 200-day moving average is $44.94. iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $37.83 and a 1-year high of $49.65. The company has a market cap of $122.55 million, a P/E ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 1.10.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in XJR. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,265,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $230,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 107.5% in the 1st quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Gould Asset Management LLC CA boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 9,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.