iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Short Interest Up 41.9% in December

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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 volume of 34,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Clarity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $125,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $149,000. First Pacific Financial grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 180.0% in the fourth quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 1,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after acquiring an additional 1,080 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 104.3% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after acquiring an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the third quarter worth $219,000.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF stock traded down $0.17 on Thursday, reaching $104.12. The stock had a trading volume of 13,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,103. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a fifty-two week low of $84.08 and a fifty-two week high of $108.04. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $105.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.42. The stock has a market cap of $999.55 million, a P/E ratio of 29.97 and a beta of 1.00.

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 issued a dividend of $0.331 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.