iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Short Interest Up 42.0% in October

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 63,200 shares, a growth of 42.0% from the October 15th total of 44,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 188,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ SUSC traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $22.97. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 264,279 shares, compared to its average volume of 255,398. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $22.01 and a 1 year high of $23.97. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $23.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.13.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0829 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08.

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 the company. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $53,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 57.8% during the 2nd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 3,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183 shares during the last quarter. Rockport Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $233,000. Comerica Bank increased its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 31.1% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 10,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 2,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 12.2% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 12,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 1,341 shares during the last quarter.

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.