iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 171,600 shares, an increase of 32.3% from the September 30th total of 129,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 170,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SUSB. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 167.2% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,102 shares during the period. Front Row Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 34.5% in the 2nd quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 4,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Eastern Bank grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 343,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,632,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

SUSB stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $24.90. 109,869 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 130,704. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $25.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.69. iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $23.64 and a 52-week high of $25.20.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0836 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated, investment-grade, short-term corporate debt, selected based on positive ESG characteristics. Holdings are optimally weighted to provide a similar risk and return of the Bloomberg US Corporate 1-5 years Index.