iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Shares Acquired by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 52.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,460 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,934 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $609,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $56,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 74,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,815,000 after buying an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 73.9% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 12,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after buying an additional 5,350 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 188.6% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 108,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,562,000 after buying an additional 71,213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 373,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,079,000 after acquiring an additional 66,901 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $55.19 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $44.89 and a 52-week high of $55.97. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $54.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.63.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF 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.