iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $88.34 and last traded at $88.22, with a volume of 55422 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $88.03.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $54.09 billion, a PE ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.00.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.5702 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IXUS. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 71.4% during 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. acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at $40,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at $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.