iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 110,300 shares, an increase of 165.1% from the November 30th total of 41,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 221,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

SUSC traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $22.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 204,898 shares, compared to its average volume of 251,449. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $22.18 and a twelve month high of $23.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $23.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.22.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.0872 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.08.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 12,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 1,341 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $297,000. Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 15,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $359,000 after acquiring an additional 914 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 12.5% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 25,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $577,000 after acquiring an additional 2,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $754,000.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.