Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Increases By 129.5%

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 97,300 shares, an increase of 129.5% from the February 28th total of 42,400 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 214,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

SUSC stock opened at $23.02 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $22.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.09. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $22.18 and a 12 month high of $23.97.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.0845 dividend. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 25,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $585,000 after purchasing an additional 1,404 shares during the last quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,786,000. Finally, Blue Edge Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 19.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC now owns 29,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after purchasing an additional 4,923 shares during the last quarter.

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.