iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Short Interest Up 94.9% in July

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 123,688 shares, an increase of 94.9% from the June 30th total of 63,468 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,585 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Trilogy Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $8,869,000. Xena Financial Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the fourth quarter worth $5,060,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 284.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 46,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,078,000 after buying an additional 34,665 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $2,859,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 108.3% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 16,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,920,000 after buying an additional 8,531 shares during the period.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ SUSL opened at $128.34 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a PE ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.04. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a 1-year low of $109.43 and a 1-year high of $134.27. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $131.57 and a 200-day moving average of $125.17.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.2852 dividend. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.