iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

Shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw strong trading volume on Monday. Approximately 634,824 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 2,211% from the average daily volume of 27,467 shares. The stock last traded at $132.6210 and had previously closed at $130.75.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $136.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $129.39. The stock has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a PE ratio of 23.58 and a beta of 1.04.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.3259 per share. This is a positive change from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2852. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake 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 worth $42,798,000 after buying an additional 1,425 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 195,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,962,000 after purchasing an additional 2,154 shares during the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the third quarter valued at $11,737,000. Trilogy Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 80,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,740,000 after purchasing an additional 2,828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 79,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,046,000 after purchasing an additional 635 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.