iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw strong trading volume on Monday . 709,270 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 50% from the previous session’s volume of 1,423,162 shares.The stock last traded at $69.95 and had previously closed at $69.49.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IXUS. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,139,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,680,000 after purchasing an additional 472,635 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 279.3% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 633,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,958,000 after purchasing an additional 466,165 shares in the last quarter. NYL Investors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 126.5% during the 1st quarter. NYL Investors LLC now owns 206,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,020,000 after purchasing an additional 115,367 shares in the last quarter. Citizens & Northern Corp bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,520,000. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,628,000.

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.