iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Short Interest Up 36.2% in December

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,827,914 shares, a growth of 36.2% from the December 15th total of 1,341,620 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,389,627 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,389,627 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of IXUS stock traded up $0.07 on Friday, reaching $88.21. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,401,949 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,944,841. The company has a market capitalization of $53.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $61.75 and a 12-month high of $88.46. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $84.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.12.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.5702 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 825.6% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,045,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $467,384,000 after acquiring an additional 5,392,418 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 14,604,900.0% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 292,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,582,000 after purchasing an additional 292,098 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 32.5% in the second quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 551,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,665,000 after purchasing an additional 135,288 shares during the last quarter. Vicus Capital increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 574.1% in the second quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 158,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,273,000 after buying an additional 135,198 shares during the period. Finally, Forbes J M & Co. LLP purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the second quarter worth $9,168,000.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World ex USA IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of global stocks covering 99% of the global market capitalization outside the US. IXUS was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.