Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF) Increases By 159.8%

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Jul 14th, 2026

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:HYXF – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,707 shares, a growth of 159.8% from the June 15th total of 4,891 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,610 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

HYXF opened at $46.30 on Tuesday. iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $45.70 and a 12 month high of $47.62. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.59 and a 200 day moving average of $46.81.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2295 per share. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HYXF. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $210,000. Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $258,000. Farmers National Bank grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 5,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FinArc Investments Inc. purchased a new position in iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $292,000.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.