iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw strong trading volume on Thursday . 40,596 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 51% from the previous session’s volume of 26,868 shares.The stock last traded at $95.82 and had previously closed at $95.68.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $103.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $103.08. The stock has a market cap of $912.78 million, a PE ratio of 25.56 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.331 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. This is an increase from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in 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 valued at $213,000 after buying an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 99,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,148,000 after purchasing an additional 13,791 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 43,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,420 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 95,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,689,000 after purchasing an additional 10,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,797,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares in the last quarter.

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.