iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Reaches New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWXGet Free Report)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $77.64 and last traded at $77.51, with a volume of 126207 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $76.64.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.23. The firm has a market cap of $11.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 93.6% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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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.

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