iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI Stock Position Raised by Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd.

Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 21.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 280,571 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,799 shares during the period. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF accounts for 9.8% of Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $38,786,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 22.1% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 619 shares during the last quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 3,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,000 after buying an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. PFW Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. PFW Advisors LLC now owns 25,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,488,000 after buying an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Goelzer Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $214,000. Finally, Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $410,000. 61.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NASDAQ ACWI opened at $142.46 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a fifty-two week low of $101.25 and a fifty-two week high of $143.24. The stock has a market cap of $23.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a fifty day moving average of $140.46 and a 200-day moving average of $135.14.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.2353 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 176.0%.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global stocks, covering 85% of the developed and emerging markets capitalization. ACWI was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.