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) saw a large 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 trading volume, of 188,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 24.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 218,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,958,000 after purchasing an additional 42,727 shares in the last quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 213,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,915,000 after buying an additional 16,936 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 111,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,646,000 after purchasing an additional 652 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 61,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,468,000 after buying an additional 7,412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $754,000.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF stock traded up $0.03 during midday trading 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. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $23.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.13. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $22.01 and a 52 week high of $23.97.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.