Short Interest in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) Increases By 85.7%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (NASDAQ:EMXF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 18,200 shares, an increase of 85.7% from the August 15th total of 9,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Dedication LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $244,000. Wrapmanager Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 5.8% during the second quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. now owns 8,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares during the period. Optas LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 10.4% during the first quarter. Optas LLC now owns 9,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 879 shares during the period. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 15.1% during the fourth quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 11,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 1,511 shares during the period. Finally, Gould Asset Management LLC CA lifted its position in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF by 29.0% during the first quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 13,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,000 after purchasing an additional 2,925 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ EMXF traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $37.93. The stock had a trading volume of 4,142 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,429. The business’s 50 day moving average is $37.32 and its 200-day moving average is $36.58. The company has a market cap of $79.65 million, a P/E ratio of 12.60 and a beta of 0.63. iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF has a 52 week low of $31.46 and a 52 week high of $38.84.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF Company Profile

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.