iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of 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. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 22,526 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 376,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,798,000 after buying an additional 1,425 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 193,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,676,000 after acquiring an additional 2,593 shares during the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 80,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,740,000 after acquiring an additional 2,828 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 79,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,046,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Bluestem Financial Advisors LLC now owns 49,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,597,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Up 0.6%

SUSL stock opened at $138.92 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $137.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $130.91. 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 twelve month low of $109.85 and a twelve month high of $140.02.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.3259 dividend. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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.

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.