iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $88.80 and last traded at $88.74, with a volume of 292785 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $88.13.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $54.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $84.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $82.37.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.5702 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Davidson Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 55.1% during the third quarter. Davidson Trust Co. now owns 62,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,138,000 after acquiring an additional 22,089 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 92.3% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 31,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,614,000 after purchasing an additional 15,191 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 42,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206 shares during the period. FSA Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $244,000. Finally, Vicus Capital boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 574.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 158,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,273,000 after purchasing an additional 135,198 shares during the last quarter.

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.