iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Short Interest Update

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 550,200 shares, a drop of 86.1% from the February 28th total of 3,960,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,215,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2,572.4% in the fourth quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 41.4% in the fourth quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $90,000.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IXUS stock traded down $0.80 on Wednesday, reaching $70.99. 1,478,584 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,079,633. The company has a market cap of $40.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.28 and a beta of 0.85. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $63.61 and a 1 year high of $73.53. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $69.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.44.

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.