iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Up 250.0% in February

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 19,600 shares, a growth of 250.0% from the February 13th total of 5,600 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 17,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $46.29. 34,346 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,343. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.31 and a fifty-two week high of $48.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $46.60 and its 200-day moving average is $46.70.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.2494 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock. Financial Network Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) by 6.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 92,631 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,741 shares during the quarter. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 1.5% of Financial Network Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Financial Network Wealth Management LLC owned approximately 2.65% of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $4,279,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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.