Short Interest in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) Increases By 15.5%

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,980,000 shares, an increase of 15.5% from the December 31st total of 8,640,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,713,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ACWI opened at $121.97 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $120.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $117.78. The stock has a market cap of $19.91 billion, a PE ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a fifty-two week low of $102.03 and a fifty-two week high of $123.58.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $1.0662 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Pacifica Partners Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the third quarter valued at $67,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 405.0% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $83,000. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 81.4% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global stocks, covering 85% of the developed and emerging markets capitalization. ACWI was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.