iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $110.24 and last traded at $109.31, with a volume of 8350 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $109.44.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Up 0.9%

The firm has a market capitalization of $958.55 million, a PE ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $105.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.52.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a dividend of $0.2635 per share. This is a boost from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.6% in the second quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 3,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the period. Clarity Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 17.2% in the first quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC boosted its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 8,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

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.