iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,480,000 shares, a decline of 48.1% from the January 31st total of 6,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,819,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ IXUS traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $69.67. The stock had a trading volume of 18,198,621 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,992,731. The firm has a market cap of $39.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $68.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.29. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $63.61 and a 52-week high of $73.53.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.1817 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,713,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,762,000 after buying an additional 480,302 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,360,242 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,050,000 after buying an additional 322,239 shares during the period. Fund Evaluation Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth $100,537,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,473,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,992,000 after buying an additional 16,113 shares during the period. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,119,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,065,000 after buying an additional 35,713 shares during the period.

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.