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 decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,549,236 shares, a decrease of 57.7% from the June 15th total of 6,025,196 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,085,234 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI grew its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 63,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,023,000 after acquiring an additional 1,985 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 127.5% in the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $719,000 after acquiring an additional 4,223 shares during the period. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Madison Park Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $687,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the second quarter valued at about $2,142,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 18.4% during the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:IXUS traded up $0.99 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $94.56. The company had a trading volume of 1,447,033 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,458,575. The firm has a market cap of $58.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $95.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.42. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $75.96 and a one year high of $97.93.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $1.2331 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.