Short Interest in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Grows By 132.1%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 585,770 shares, a growth of 132.1% from the May 31st total of 252,414 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,598,222 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACWX. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Simplex Trading LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the third quarter worth $33,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of ACWX stock traded up $0.30 on Monday, reaching $75.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 685,763 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,641,880. The company has a market capitalization of $11.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.74. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1 year low of $59.67 and a 1 year high of $77.58.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.8524 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

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.