iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 19,300 shares, an increase of 41.9% from the December 15th total of 13,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 34,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SUSL traded up $1.26 on Friday, hitting $105.38. 5,603 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,648. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.97 and a beta of 1.00. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 1-year low of $84.34 and a 1-year high of $108.04. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $105.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.43.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.331 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This is a boost from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SUSL. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 12.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 672,387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,511,000 after buying an additional 76,347 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 739,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,792,000 after acquiring an additional 74,656 shares during the period. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the period. Clarity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $125,000. Finally, Ascent Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the second quarter worth $253,000.

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.