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

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSC) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 97,493 shares, a decrease of 45.1% from the January 15th total of 177,561 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 172,285 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 172,285 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ SUSC opened at $23.56 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.46. iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $22.15 and a one year high of $23.85.

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.0847 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%.

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

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SUSC. Centennial Bank AR boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 166.7% in the 3rd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 1,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $75,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 33.5% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 3,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 882 shares in the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $86,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares in 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. SUSC was launched on Jul 11, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.