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

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (NASDAQ:DMXF) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 80,600 shares, a growth of 158.3% from the December 31st total of 31,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 46,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Clarity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 16.8% in the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 189.7% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 1,273 shares during the period. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $145,000. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF by 38.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,000 after acquiring an additional 623 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DMXF traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $67.21. The stock had a trading volume of 41,807 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,580. The firm has a market cap of $813.24 million, a P/E ratio of 18.77 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $66.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.15. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $63.32 and a 1 year high of $73.20.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.8842 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.