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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,549,236 shares, a decline of 57.7% from the June 15th total of 6,025,196 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,085,234 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IXUS. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 63,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,023,000 after acquiring an additional 1,985 shares during the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 127.5% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $719,000 after purchasing an additional 4,223 shares during the period. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,142,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 18.4% during the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IXUS traded up $0.36 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $94.92. 983,558 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,448,132. The stock has a market cap of $58.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s fifty day moving average is $95.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.48. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.96 and a fifty-two week high of $97.93.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $1.2331 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

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.