iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (BATS:XJR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,412 shares, an increase of 85.4% from the May 31st total of 15,866 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,126 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in XJR. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth $1,265,000. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.3% during the first quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.4% during the first 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. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth about $230,000. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF by 107.5% in the first quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of BATS:XJR opened at $52.75 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $49.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $131.88 million, a P/E ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 1.10. iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $38.92 and a 52 week high of $52.80.

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.