iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Short Interest Up 9.7% in January

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,930,000 shares, a growth of 9.7% from the December 31st total of 9,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,685,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.9 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 42.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,097,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,679,000 after purchasing an additional 326,330 shares during the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $791,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 12,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $901,000 after buying an additional 569 shares during the last quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. now owns 22,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after buying an additional 476 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 5,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IXUS traded down $0.71 on Monday, hitting $67.69. The stock had a trading volume of 2,577,075 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,531,175. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $67.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.96. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $63.30 and a 52-week high of $73.53. The stock has a market cap of $38.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $1.1817 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.