iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Short Interest Down 67.9% in April

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 45,300 shares, a drop of 67.9% from the March 31st total of 141,100 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 221,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ SUSC traded up $0.03 during trading on Monday, reaching $22.95. 23,056 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 203,041. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.15 and a fifty-two week high of $23.97. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $22.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.94.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.084 per share. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.01 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.39%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of SUSC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,424,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,809,000 after acquiring an additional 269,248 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 885,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,119,000 after purchasing an additional 49,848 shares during the period. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 226,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,150,000 after buying an additional 9,245 shares in the last quarter. Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC now owns 154,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,565,000 after buying an additional 3,267 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 11.8% in the first quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 137,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,142,000 after acquiring an additional 14,500 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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