Short Interest in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Increases By 353.3%

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,600 shares, an increase of 353.3% from the November 30th total of 3,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 34,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SUSL. Sweeney & Michel LLC grew its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sweeney & Michel LLC now owns 3,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 4.9% during the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management increased its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 22,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,281,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. SWS Partners raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. SWS Partners now owns 3,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Down 1.5 %

NASDAQ:SUSL traded down $1.57 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $104.29. The company had a trading volume of 4,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,063. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $105.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $100.78. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a twelve month low of $82.80 and a twelve month high of $108.04. The firm has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.97 and a beta of 1.00.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.331 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. This is a boost from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32.

About iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

The iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Leaders index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap firms with the highest ESG ratings, weighted by market-cap within each sector buckets. SUSL was launched on May 7, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.