iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Stock Short Interest Rises 289.1%

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,869 shares, an increase of 289.1% from the September 30th total of 9,732 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,833 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:SUSL traded down $0.01 on Wednesday, hitting $137.32. 14,844 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,346. The company has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a PE ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $136.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.84. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 1 year low of $109.85 and a 1 year high of $140.02.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SUSL. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. RVW Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. RVW Wealth LLC now owns 5,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $809,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 17,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,934,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC now owns 49,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,597,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,158,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares in the last quarter.

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.