iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,600 shares, an increase of 101.8% from the March 31st total of 11,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

HYXF stock traded up $0.17 during trading on Friday, hitting $44.80. 6,781 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,344. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $41.99 and a one year high of $46.00. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.69.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2847 per share. This represents a $3.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) by 5.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,925 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 686 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. owned 0.48% of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF worth $558,000 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.