iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

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

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SUSL. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 253.6% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,000 after purchasing an additional 2,772 shares during the last quarter. Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $222,000. Apexium Financial LP raised its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 34.8% during the 2nd quarter. Apexium Financial LP now owns 4,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $489,000 after buying an additional 1,163 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 7,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 786 shares during the period. Finally, Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,099,000.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF stock opened at $123.01 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $121.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $117.57. The firm 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 12-month low of $83.45 and a 12-month high of $124.91.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.