iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 4,400,359 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 109% from the previous session’s volume of 2,103,468 shares.The stock last traded at $71.28 and had previously closed at $71.77.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $69.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.39. The firm has a market cap of $40.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.85 and a beta of 0.84.

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

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IXUS. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 2,572.4% during the fourth quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF by 41.4% during the fourth quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $90,000.

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.