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

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

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

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,326,000. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 12.9% in the 2nd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,139,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,680,000 after purchasing an additional 472,635 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 42.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,097,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,679,000 after purchasing an additional 326,330 shares during the last quarter. Finley Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth $11,256,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $6,655,000.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF stock traded up $0.39 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $66.79. 795,683 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,581,671. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $67.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.04. The firm has a market cap of $37.80 billion, a PE ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $62.54 and a 12 month high of $73.53.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.