Short Interest in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Increases By 109.6%

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 4,557,479 shares, a growth of 109.6% from the January 29th total of 2,174,660 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,675,083 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,675,083 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 29.0% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 10,749,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $909,801,000 after buying an additional 2,414,465 shares during the last quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 18.9% during the fourth quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 2,043,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,955,000 after buying an additional 324,706 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,860,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,746,000 after purchasing an additional 92,193 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,581,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,827,000 after buying an additional 19,733 shares during the period. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,175,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,108,000 after purchasing an additional 48,524 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of IXUS traded down $0.20 on Friday, reaching $94.04. 8,691,978 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,710,053. The firm has a market cap of $57.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $89.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.98. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $61.75 and a 12 month high of $94.61.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.