Short Interest in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Expands By 129.5%

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 97,300 shares, a growth of 129.5% from the February 28th total of 42,400 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 214,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of SUSC stock opened at $23.02 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $22.18 and a 52 week high of $23.97. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.09.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.0845 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $59,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 51.1% in the 4th quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 6,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 2,299 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $193,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares during the last quarter.

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.