iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume Following Dividend Announcement

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday following a dividend announcement from the company. Approximately 46,012 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 38% from the previous session’s volume of 74,154 shares.The stock last traded at $50.97 and had previously closed at $51.66.

The newly announced dividend which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be issued a $0.1691 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 17th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF’s previous dividend of $0.13.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.78 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50 day moving average is $51.17 and its 200 day moving average is $48.59.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 18.8% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after purchasing an additional 942 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after buying an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,319,000 after buying an additional 4,568 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 58.5% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 10,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $513,000 after acquiring an additional 3,858 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,529,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,986,000 after acquiring an additional 33,642 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (USXF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Choice ESG Screened index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US equities screened for positive environmental, social and governance rating while also screening for involvement in controversial activities.