iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sets New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $98.09 and last traded at $97.87, with a volume of 164430 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $97.06.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.8%

The firm’s 50-day moving average is $94.98 and its 200-day moving average is $92.61. The company has a market capitalization of $60.46 billion, a PE ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.78.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 825.6% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,045,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $467,384,000 after purchasing an additional 5,392,418 shares during the last quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 2,043,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,955,000 after buying an additional 324,706 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 14,604,900.0% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 292,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,582,000 after buying an additional 292,098 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 243.7% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 237,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,116,000 after buying an additional 168,504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cadinha & Co. LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 344.6% during the fourth quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 214,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,182,000 after acquiring an additional 166,499 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.