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

Posted by Brian Himes on Jul 16th, 2026

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS – Get Free Report) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,549,236 shares, a decrease of 57.7% from the June 15th total of 6,025,196 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,085,234 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:IXUS traded down $0.99 on Thursday, hitting $93.93. 788,274 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,434,793. The company has a market cap of $57.95 billion, a PE ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.77. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $75.96 and a 52 week high of $97.93. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.55.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $1.2331 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IXUS. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 825.6% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,045,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $467,384,000 after purchasing an additional 5,392,418 shares during the last quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 18.9% in 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. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 14,604,900.0% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 292,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,582,000 after buying an additional 292,098 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 243.7% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 237,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,116,000 after acquiring an additional 168,504 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cadinha & Co. LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 344.6% during the 4th quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 214,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,182,000 after acquiring an additional 166,499 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

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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.