iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SUSB) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday. 822,086 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 271% from the average daily volume of 221,308 shares. The stock last traded at $24.4350 and had previously closed at $24.50.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3%

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $24.52 and a 200-day moving average of $24.89.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 2nd were paid a $0.0972 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 2nd. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0960. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%.

Institutional Trading of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $7,607,000. Harbour Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $3,705,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $3,000,000. Payden & Rygel purchased a new position in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $2,164,000. Finally, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,049,000.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated, investment-grade, short-term corporate debt, selected based on positive ESG characteristics. Holdings are optimally weighted to provide a similar risk and return of the Bloomberg US Corporate 1-5 years Index. SUSB was launched on Jul 11, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.