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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 550,200 shares, a decline of 86.1% from the February 28th total of 3,960,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,215,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

IXUS traded down $0.88 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $70.28. 1,272,093 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,046,639. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.28 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $70.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.46. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $63.61 and a one year high of $73.53.

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

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in IXUS. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,713,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,762,000 after purchasing an additional 480,302 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,360,242 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,050,000 after purchasing an additional 322,239 shares during the last quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $100,537,000. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,119,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,065,000 after purchasing an additional 35,713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alerus Financial NA increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Alerus Financial NA now owns 1,111,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,540,000 after purchasing an additional 43,006 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.