iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 196,385 shares, a growth of 342.1% from the September 30th total of 44,419 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 282,240 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $22.35 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.94. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $21.76 and a 12-month high of $23.83.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0889 per share. This represents a $1.07 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0887. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st.

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

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NBT Bank N A NY raised its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 4,865.2% during the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 1,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. First Bancorp Inc ME bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $55,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 14.0% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares in the last quarter. GreatBanc Trust CO purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at about $208,000. Finally, Blue Edge Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $360,000.

About iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

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.