iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Short Interest Update

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) saw a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 81,261 shares, an increase of 63.1% from the November 30th total of 49,827 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 170,131 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 170,131 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SUSC. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 29,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,000 after buying an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 33.5% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 3,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 882 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 38,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 919 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SUSC traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $23.45. 42,749 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 219,114. The business’s fifty day moving average is $23.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.37. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.15 and a one year high of $23.85.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.0887 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

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. SUSC was launched on Jul 11, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.