iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sets New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $88.34 and last traded at $88.22, with a volume of 55422 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $88.03.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $53.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.12.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.5702 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 71.4% in the third quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $55,000.

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.