Short Interest in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Expands By 353.3%

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,600 shares, a growth of 353.3% from the November 30th total of 3,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SUSL. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $9,601,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 672,387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,511,000 after buying an additional 76,347 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 739,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,792,000 after acquiring an additional 74,656 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 15.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 341,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,634,000 after acquiring an additional 45,538 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 9.4% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 231,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,466,000 after purchasing an additional 19,787 shares during the period.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Down 1.5 %

SUSL stock traded down $1.57 during trading on Friday, reaching $104.29. The stock had a trading volume of 4,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,063. The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.97 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s 50 day moving average is $105.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.78. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a one year low of $82.80 and a one year high of $108.04.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.331 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.