iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Short Interest Up 49.6% in December

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,226 shares, an increase of 49.6% from the November 30th total of 28,886 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 16,655 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 16,655 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SUSL traded down $0.15 on Tuesday, reaching $122.20. The stock had a trading volume of 923 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,943. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 12-month low of $83.45 and a 12-month high of $123.21. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $120.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $115.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 189,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,559,000 after buying an additional 1,393 shares in the last quarter. Obsido Oy acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $1,084,000. IMS Capital Management purchased a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $782,000. SK Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. SK Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,777,000 after purchasing an additional 961 shares during the period. Finally, Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. now owns 13,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,433,000 after purchasing an additional 679 shares during 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.