iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,226 shares, an increase of 49.6% from the November 30th total of 28,886 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 16,655 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 16,655 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.5% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 350,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,581,000 after acquiring an additional 1,857 shares in the last quarter. Obsido Oy bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,084,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 253.6% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 2,772 shares in the last quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 4,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $501,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares during the period. Finally, SK Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. SK Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,777,000 after purchasing an additional 961 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of SUSL traded down $0.24 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $121.98. 1,693 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,864. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $120.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $115.13. The firm has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 12-month low of $83.45 and a 12-month high of $123.21.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%.

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.