Short Interest in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Grows By 9.7%

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,930,000 shares, an increase of 9.7% from the December 15th total of 9,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,685,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IXUS. Certified Advisory Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the second quarter valued at $215,000. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 12.9% during the second quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,139,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,680,000 after buying an additional 472,635 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 7.3% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 12,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $854,000 after purchasing an additional 864 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the second quarter valued at $1,079,000. Finally, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at $1,632,000.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IXUS stock traded up $0.39 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $66.79. 795,683 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,581,671. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $62.54 and a twelve month high of $73.53. The firm has a market cap of $37.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $67.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.05.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.1817 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.