iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Stock Short Interest Jumps 367.8%

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,153,766 shares, an increase of 367.8% from the August 31st total of 246,662 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,383,256 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

IXUS traded up $0.93 during trading on Friday, hitting $96.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,462,754 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,255,278. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $96.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.97. The stock has a market cap of $59.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.78. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $81.01 and a twelve month high of $98.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $687,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Mitchell Capital Management Co. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. now owns 7,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. FSA Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 3,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. Leo H. Evart Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Leo H. Evart Inc. now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,255,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, Cozad Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 31,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,709,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter.

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.