Park Avenue Securities LLC Boosts Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX)

Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 96.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 103,482 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 50,913 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC owned approximately 0.12% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF worth $5,498,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $50,000. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 84.7% in the first quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 751 shares during the period. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 47.6% in the first quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 1,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $138,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ACWX traded up $0.26 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $51.45. The company had a trading volume of 522,930 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,153,323. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $53.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.85. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.89 and a fifty-two week high of $55.57.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company 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.