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

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,000 shares, a growth of 370.6% from the May 15th total of 3,400 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 36,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. IMA Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $64,000. Fifth Third Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 14.0% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 5,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 624 shares during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $243,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 3.1% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 18,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $871,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Network Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Financial Network Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,279,000 after purchasing an additional 5,741 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HYXF opened at $46.75 on Friday. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $43.09 and a 1-year high of $49.11. The business’s 50 day moving average is $46.20 and its 200-day moving average is $46.40.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a $0.2633 dividend. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.76%.

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.