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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,800,000 shares, an increase of 698.7% from the October 15th total of 601,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,078,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.5 days.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

IXUS stock traded down $1.16 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $68.33. 1,899,459 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,431,136. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $59.82 and a 1-year high of $73.53. The firm has a market cap of $37.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.30.

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

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 12.9% in 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 stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 279.3% during the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 633,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,958,000 after buying an additional 466,165 shares during the period. NYL Investors LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 126.5% in the first 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 during the period. Citizens & Northern Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the second quarter worth $4,520,000. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the second quarter valued at $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.