iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s What Happened

Shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Monday. Approximately 634,824 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 2,211% from the average daily volume of 27,467 shares. The stock last traded at $132.6210 and had previously closed at $130.75.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Up 1.8%

The stock has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.42 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $136.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $129.29.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.3259 dividend. This is a boost from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2852. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 1,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. RVW Wealth LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. RVW Wealth LLC now owns 5,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $809,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,158,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the period. Finally, JGP Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. JGP Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $665,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

The iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Leaders index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap firms with the highest ESG ratings, weighted by market-cap within each sector buckets. SUSL was launched on May 7, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.