iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) Short Interest Up 164.9% in October

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 44,500 shares, a growth of 164.9% from the September 30th total of 16,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 155,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SUSC. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% during the second quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 13,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd 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 last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised 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 in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $53,000. Finally, Comerica Bank increased its stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 31.1% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 10,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 2,467 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

SUSC stock opened at $23.16 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $23.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.06. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $21.22 and a 52-week high of $23.97.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.0828 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.08.

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.