iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Stock Position Raised by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 194.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 83,282 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 54,953 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned 0.10% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF worth $4,446,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ACWX. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 5,413.0% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 645,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,969,000 after purchasing an additional 634,244 shares during the last quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 46.9% in the 4th quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. now owns 1,705,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,033,000 after acquiring an additional 544,500 shares during the period. Harding Loevner LP acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $17,412,000. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 155.1% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 521,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,826,000 after acquiring an additional 316,898 shares during the period. Finally, Cullen Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 3,588.2% in the 4th quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC now owns 302,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,455,000 after acquiring an additional 294,590 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWX traded down $0.35 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $53.95. The company had a trading volume of 1,175,247 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,162,010. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $54.06 and its 200 day moving average is $52.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a twelve month low of $44.89 and a twelve month high of $55.57.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a dividend of $0.7839 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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.