iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 289.1% in October

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,869 shares, an increase of 289.1% from the September 30th total of 9,732 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 12,833 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,643,000. Bank of New Hampshire bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $940,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,859,000. Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $578,000. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 23.0% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,112,000 after buying an additional 4,386 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SUSL opened at $135.25 on Friday. iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF has a one year low of $109.85 and a one year high of $140.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $136.94 and its 200-day moving average is $128.98.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3259 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2852.

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.