iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,400 shares, a growth of 138.3% from the September 30th total of 9,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 27,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SUSL. Sweeney & Michel LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Sweeney & Michel LLC now owns 3,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 22,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,281,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. SWS Partners raised its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. SWS Partners now owns 3,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the period.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ SUSL traded up $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $102.85. The stock had a trading volume of 18,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,198. The company has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a PE ratio of 29.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $100.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.83. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a twelve month low of $71.94 and a twelve month high of $103.59.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.3186 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.