Short Interest in Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (BATS:NUSC) Increases By 57.5%

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (BATS:NUSC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 36,233 shares, a growth of 57.5% from the August 15th total of 23,012 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 37,839 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.4%

BATS NUSC opened at $49.57 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 1.05. Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $42.11 and a 52 week high of $53.30. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.47.

Institutional Trading of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NUSC. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,055,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,543,000 after buying an additional 19,721 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 359,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,218,000 after acquiring an additional 8,608 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 261,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,797,000 after purchasing an additional 2,327 shares in the last quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 415.5% in the fourth quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 221,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,895,000 after purchasing an additional 178,623 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 138,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,208,000 after purchasing an additional 2,093 shares during the period.

About Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

The Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI TIAA ESG USA Small Cap index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-weighted index of small-cap companies listed on US exchanges. Holdings are screened for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. NUSC was launched on Dec 13, 2016 and is managed by Nuveen.