iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Short Interest Up 177.3% in June

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,390,000 shares, an increase of 177.3% from the May 31st total of 861,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,509,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ IXUS traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $67.56. The company had a trading volume of 1,473,930 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,598,882. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $57.04 and a twelve month high of $70.18. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $66.34.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a dividend of $1.0192 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC now owns 43,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,814,000 after purchasing an additional 2,722 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 46,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,994,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares during the last quarter. Sara Bay Financial increased its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. Sara Bay Financial now owns 5,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 1,099 shares during the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the period. Finally, Gleason Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 87,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,380 shares in the last quarter.

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.