Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (BATS:NUSC) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (BATS:NUSC) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 76,761 shares, an increase of 111.9% from the August 31st total of 36,233 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 42,434 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 415.5% in the fourth quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 221,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,895,000 after buying an additional 178,623 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,055,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,543,000 after acquiring an additional 19,721 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 138.7% in the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 17,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 10,257 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 45.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 121,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,340,000 after acquiring an additional 37,956 shares during the last quarter. Finally, One Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 26.0% during the 4th quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 25,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 5,192 shares during the period.

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NUSC stock opened at $48.83 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.62. Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $42.11 and a 52 week high of $53.30. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 1.05.

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI TIAA ESG USA Small Cap index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-weighted index of small-cap companies listed on US exchanges. Holdings are screened for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. NUSC was launched on Dec 13, 2016 and is managed by Nuveen.