iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday . 567,635 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 319% from the previous session’s volume of 135,509 shares.The stock last traded at $24.77 and had previously closed at $24.73.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $24.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.73.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.12%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SUSB. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 67.0% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 46,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,136,000 after acquiring an additional 18,614 shares during the period. First Command Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Hills Bank & Trust Co purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $102,000. Front Row Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 34.5% during the second quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 4,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 1,140 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bear Mountain Capital Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 147,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,693,000 after buying an additional 2,705 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated, investment-grade, short-term corporate debt, selected based on positive ESG characteristics. Holdings are optimally weighted to provide a similar risk and return of the Bloomberg US Corporate 1-5 years Index.