iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 1,968,210 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 29% from the previous session’s volume of 1,526,976 shares.The stock last traded at $70.26 and had previously closed at $70.52.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $40.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.42 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s 50 day moving average is $67.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.24.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $1.1817 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IXUS. Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 5,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,473,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,992,000 after buying an additional 16,113 shares during the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $781,000 after buying an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Connable Office Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Connable Office Inc. now owns 198,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,396,000 after buying an additional 1,672 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,233,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,470,000 after purchasing an additional 93,647 shares during the period.

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.