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

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

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of IXUS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 42.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,097,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,679,000 after acquiring an additional 326,330 shares in the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $791,000 after purchasing an additional 548 shares during the period. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. now owns 22,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,518,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 129,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,557,000 after purchasing an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cozad Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 110.0% during the fourth quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,494,000 after purchasing an additional 11,835 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $71.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 364,864 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,049,179. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.44. The company has a market cap of $40.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.28 and a beta of 0.85. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $63.61 and a fifty-two week high of $73.53.

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.