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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,050,000 shares, a growth of 44.8% from the November 30th total of 6,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,508,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.0 days.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ IXUS traded down $0.39 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $66.18. The company had a trading volume of 1,279,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,503,254. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.20. The company has a market capitalization of $36.26 billion, a PE ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $61.99 and a one year high of $73.53.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IXUS. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 129,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,732,000 after purchasing an additional 2,910 shares during the last quarter. Citizens & Northern Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,520,000. IFG Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 27,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,870,000 after acquiring an additional 1,193 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 62,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,194,000 after acquiring an additional 5,717 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 42.4% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 18,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after purchasing an additional 5,422 shares during the last quarter.

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.