iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Short Interest Up 75.0% in February

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 21,000 shares, an increase of 75.0% from the February 13th total of 12,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EMXF. Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC now owns 6,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the period. Optas LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Optas LLC now owns 10,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 49.9% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 7,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after buying an additional 2,591 shares during the period. Values Added Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Values Added Financial LLC now owns 37,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,754 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 35,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,338,000 after purchasing an additional 833 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF stock traded up $0.74 during trading on Friday, hitting $38.99. 10,850 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,199. The stock has a market cap of $89.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.25 and a beta of 0.63. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $38.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.72. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a 12-month low of $34.18 and a 12-month high of $41.55.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.0259 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (EMXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap equities in emerging markets, screened for positive ESG rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities.