iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:SUSL) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 14,996 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 10% from the previous session’s volume of 16,576 shares.The stock last traded at $103.43 and had previously closed at $103.68.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

The firm has a market cap of $991.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.97 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50 day moving average of $105.16 and a 200 day moving average of $101.21.

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.331 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This is an increase from iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SUSL. PFG Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 672,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,511,000 after buying an additional 76,347 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 11.2% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 739,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,792,000 after acquiring an additional 74,656 shares during the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF by 12.2% during the second quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $417,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $125,000.

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.