iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Short Interest Update

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,153,766 shares, an increase of 367.8% from the August 31st total of 246,662 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,383,256 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

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

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. now owns 7,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 3,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Leo H. Evart Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Leo H. Evart Inc. now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,255,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cozad Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 31,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,709,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.6%

IXUS stock traded up $0.60 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $96.37. The company had a trading volume of 680,891 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,250,246. The company has a market capitalization of $59.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.78. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $81.01 and a 12-month high of $98.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $96.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.96.

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.