iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Hits New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $85.79 and last traded at $85.70, with a volume of 152759 shares. The stock had previously closed at $84.64.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $51.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $84.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.24.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.5702 dividend. 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 large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IXUS. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 37.9% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 8,334,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $688,270,000 after acquiring an additional 2,289,007 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,860,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,746,000 after purchasing an additional 92,193 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,559,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,598,000 after purchasing an additional 9,153 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,175,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,108,000 after buying an additional 48,524 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 750,348 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,598,000 after buying an additional 56,559 shares during the last quarter.

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.