iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 81,261 shares, a growth of 63.1% from the November 30th total of 49,827 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 170,131 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Based on an average trading volume of 170,131 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SUSC. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 29,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $677,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 13.4% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 33.5% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 3,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 882 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 38,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares during the period. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after buying an additional 919 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

SUSC stock opened at $23.44 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.37. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.15 and a fifty-two week high of $23.85.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.0887 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

About iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

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. SUSC was launched on Jul 11, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.