Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Decreases By 55.0%

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 42,395 shares, a decline of 55.0% from the July 15th total of 94,189 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 220,013 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,485,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,903,000 after purchasing an additional 113,296 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 794,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,589,000 after buying an additional 29,695 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 23.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 433,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,027,000 after buying an additional 81,362 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 268,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,205,000 after acquiring an additional 14,343 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Capital Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 42.8% during the 3rd quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 203,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,783,000 after acquiring an additional 60,806 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:SUSC traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $22.65. The stock had a trading volume of 87,322 shares, compared to its average volume of 292,462. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.12. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.63 and a twelve month high of $23.85.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.0883 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.7%.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated, investment-grade, corporate debt, selected based on positive ESG characteristics. Holdings are optimally weighted to provide a similar risk and return characteristics of the Bloomberg US Corporate Index. SUSC was launched on Jul 11, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.