Short Interest in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Drops By 9.5%

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUSGet Free Report) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 601,000 shares, a drop of 9.5% from the September 30th total of 664,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,163,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IXUS traded down $0.43 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $69.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,614,357 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,428,257. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $70.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.05. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $57.56 and a 1 year high of $73.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IXUS. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the second quarter worth $41,000. ESL Trust Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $108,000. Certified Advisory Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $215,000. TIAA Trust National Association acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $227,000. Finally, Tradewinds LLC. purchased a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $241,000.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Company Profile

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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.

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