Pzena Investment Management LLC Takes $980,000 Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Pzena Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 19,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $980,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Baystate Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 62,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,182,000 after purchasing an additional 8,294 shares during the last quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. now owns 124,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,375,000 after acquiring an additional 14,273 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 1,591,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,247,000 after acquiring an additional 51,733 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Certuity LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Certuity LLC now owns 49,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,549,000 after acquiring an additional 697 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

ACWX stock traded up $0.02 during trading on Thursday, hitting $54.54. 284,829 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,260,014. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1 year low of $44.89 and a 1 year high of $55.21. The company has a 50-day moving average of $53.12 and a 200-day moving average of $51.26.

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.