iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Monday . Approximately 1,844,865 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 18% from the previous session’s volume of 1,559,860 shares.The stock last traded at $69.28 and had previously closed at $68.91.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $39.37 billion, a PE ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $67.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $68.98.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $1.1817 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,870,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth $151,000. Cozad Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $1,494,000 after purchasing an additional 11,835 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. Finally, Renasant Bank acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $221,000.

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.