iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,732 shares, a decrease of 75.9% from the September 15th total of 40,394 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,526 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Trilogy Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the first quarter valued at about $8,869,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the first quarter worth about $2,859,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the second quarter worth about $1,643,000. GTS Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the first quarter worth about $844,000. Finally, Bank of New Hampshire purchased a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $940,000.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ SUSL traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $138.76. 3,935 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,958. The company has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.04. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 52-week low of $109.85 and a 52-week high of $140.02. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $137.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $131.02.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.3259 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This is an increase from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2852. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Company Profile

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.