iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sees Strong Trading Volume – What’s Next?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 7,560,511 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 257% from the previous session’s volume of 2,117,167 shares.The stock last traded at $82.92 and had previously closed at $83.11.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.3%

The company has a market capitalization of $50.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.66.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be issued a $1.5702 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC grew its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 71.4% in the third quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $55,000.

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.