iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $74.80 and last traded at $74.79, with a volume of 119926 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $74.72.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a market cap of $42.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.81 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $70.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.18.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in IXUS. Private Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Private Capital Management LLC now owns 3,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 129,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,557,000 after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 110.0% during the fourth quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,494,000 after buying an additional 11,835 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,119,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,065,000 after purchasing an additional 35,713 shares during the period. Finally, Fund Evaluation Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth $100,537,000.

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.