iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Up 15.0% in October

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,900 shares, a growth of 15.0% from the October 15th total of 6,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $46.70 on Monday. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $43.57 and a 52-week high of $47.37. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.85 and a 200-day moving average of $46.05.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2426 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.23%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock. Fifth Third Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000. Fifth Third Securities Inc. owned about 0.15% of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

About iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

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.