iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Short Interest Down 36.5% in August

Posted by Stanley Muller on Sep 18th, 2026

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 59,167 shares, a drop of 36.5% from the August 15th total of 93,246 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 27,631 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 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 the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the 4th quarter worth $56,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 222.8% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP raised its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 166.4% during the first quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 1,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,000 after buying an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the first quarter worth $219,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 215.6% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 1,425 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Down 0.2%

SUSL traded down $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $134.92. The company had a trading volume of 3,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,585. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $135.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $128.82. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 52 week low of $109.85 and a 52 week high of $139.20. The company has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.04.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.3259 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This is an increase from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%.

About iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

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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.