Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 94.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,497 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,410 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $2,761,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 926,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,766,000 after buying an additional 105,951 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $797,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF in the third quarter worth $351,000. Finally, AA Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 1,182 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF stock opened at $121.19 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a fifty-two week low of $102.03 and a fifty-two week high of $123.58. The company has a market capitalization of $19.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a fifty day moving average of $120.08 and a 200 day moving average of $117.81.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.