iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 97,300 shares, a growth of 129.5% from the February 28th total of 42,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 214,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ SUSC opened at $23.02 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $22.18 and a 1-year high of $23.97. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.94 and a 200-day moving average of $23.10.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0845 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $59,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 51.1% during the fourth quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 6,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 2,299 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $193,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $222,000 after acquiring an additional 625 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

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