iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX is Midwestern Financial LLC IA’s 4th Largest Position

Midwestern Financial LLC IA lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 9.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 101,748 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,756 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF accounts for about 5.7% of Midwestern Financial LLC IA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Midwestern Financial LLC IA owned approximately 0.08% of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF worth $6,830,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of ACWX. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 12,239.2% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,897,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,484,000 after purchasing an additional 2,873,647 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 593.1% in the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 837,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,200,000 after purchasing an additional 716,382 shares during the period. WHI TRUST Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,456,000. Tompkins Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,122,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 36.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,459,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,939,000 after purchasing an additional 390,483 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ACWX opened at $74.83 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $71.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $58.47 and a 52-week high of $76.08.

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.