Short Interest in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Grows By 42.7%

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,091 shares, an increase of 42.7% from the December 31st total of 58,247 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 35,903 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 35,903 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the third quarter worth about $42,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Clean Yield Group acquired a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the second quarter worth $61,000.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ SUSL opened at $123.25 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average of $121.97 and a 200-day moving average of $117.72. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 1-year low of $83.45 and a 1-year high of $124.91.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31.

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.