iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 323,820 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 38% from the previous session’s volume of 233,911 shares.The stock last traded at $22.73 and had previously closed at $22.70.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.20.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.0872 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,155,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,068,000 after acquiring an additional 301,467 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 111,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,646,000 after acquiring an additional 652 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 13.6% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 61,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,468,000 after purchasing an additional 7,412 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $754,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $297,000.

About iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated, investment-grade, corporate debt, selected based on positive ESG characteristics. Holdings are optimally weighted to provide a similar risk and return characteristics of the Bloomberg US Corporate Index.