iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Reaches New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $84.47 and last traded at $84.47, with a volume of 2052 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $83.45.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 0.9%

The stock has a market capitalization of $50.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.06.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IXUS. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $40,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 132.3% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $54,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $67,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the first quarter worth $70,000.

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.