Goelzer Investment Management Inc. Increases Stock Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

Goelzer Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 327.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 425,029 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 325,548 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of Goelzer Investment Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Goelzer Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $28,532,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rossmore Private Capital acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 807.9% during the third quarter. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 1,018 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the third quarter worth about $81,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 29.4% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ACWX opened at $66.33 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $8.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.79. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a one year low of $48.99 and a one year high of $74.92. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $71.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.98.

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.