iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,091 shares, a growth of 42.7% from the December 31st total of 58,247 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 35,903 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 35,903 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SUSL. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 254,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,258,000 after buying an additional 9,577 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 196,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,046,000 after acquiring an additional 7,158 shares during the period. Ellevest Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 7.1% during the second quarter. Ellevest Inc. now owns 127,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,843,000 after purchasing an additional 8,424 shares during the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 83,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,079,000 after purchasing an additional 2,114 shares during the period. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 78,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,157,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the period.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SUSL stock opened at $123.01 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.03. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a one year low of $83.45 and a one year high of $124.91. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $121.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $117.63.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.