iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Short Interest Up 2,206.3% in January

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,900 shares, a growth of 2,206.3% from the December 31st total of 1,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings 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 valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. now owns 6,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $278,000 after buying an additional 546 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 49.9% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Wade Financial Advisory Inc grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter. Wade Financial Advisory Inc now owns 8,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after buying an additional 1,110 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optas LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Optas LLC now owns 9,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,000 after buying an additional 419 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ:EMXF opened at $38.05 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.50 million, a PE ratio of 12.60 and a beta of 0.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $38.07 and a 200-day moving average of $38.40. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a 52 week low of $31.46 and a 52 week high of $41.55.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

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.