iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,400 shares, an increase of 104.5% from the January 31st total of 13,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 39,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. XY Planning Network Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,483,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $537,000. Armis Advisers LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $272,000. Finally, Ascent Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $230,000.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF stock traded up $0.26 during trading on Friday, reaching $68.29. 78,181 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 78,856. The company has a market capitalization of $839.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.92. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52-week low of $63.32 and a 52-week high of $73.20. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $66.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.29.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.8842 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (DMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted, ESG-screened index of large- and mid-cap stocks from the developed markets outside North America. DMXF was launched on Jun 16, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.