iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 804,300 shares, an increase of 39.1% from the October 31st total of 578,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 865,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ACWX opened at $54.41 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1 year low of $48.68 and a 1 year high of $57.96. The business’s fifty day moving average is $55.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 6,911.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 24,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,424,000 after buying an additional 24,536 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 135,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,769,000 after acquiring an additional 2,547 shares during the period. City Holding Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1,126.5% in the 2nd quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 19,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,046,000 after acquiring an additional 18,080 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 95.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 10,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $627,000 after purchasing an additional 5,343 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Counselors Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 10,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $582,000 after purchasing an additional 875 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World ex USA index. The fund tracks the performance of a market-cap-weighted index of international stocks. It captures 85% of the publicly available market, thus excluding small-caps. ACWX was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.