iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) Short Interest Up 103.5% in January

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 123,944 shares, an increase of 103.5% from the December 31st total of 60,898 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 120,176 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 120,176 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 479,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,064,000 after purchasing an additional 9,075 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its position in iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 389,789 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,866,000 after buying an additional 28,592 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,730,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $351,000. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 78,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,987,000 after acquiring an additional 2,043 shares during the period.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of SUSB traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $25.32. 37,280 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 118,310. The business has a 50-day moving average of $25.25 and a 200 day moving average of $25.24. iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $24.58 and a one year high of $25.38.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a $0.0973 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated, investment-grade, short-term corporate debt, selected based on positive ESG characteristics. Holdings are optimally weighted to provide a similar risk and return of the Bloomberg US Corporate 1-5 years Index. SUSB was launched on Jul 11, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.