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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,183,676 shares, an increase of 117.9% from the July 30th total of 1,002,132 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,803,266 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $97.71 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.78. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $78.69 and a 52-week high of $98.78. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $95.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.31.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $1.2331 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Park Square Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $687,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.0% during the first quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 3,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Finally, Leo H. Evart Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Leo H. Evart Inc. now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,255,000 after buying an additional 166 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.