Ashford Advisors LLC Sells 3,789 Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI

Ashford Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 119,573 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,789 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF comprises approximately 3.7% of Ashford Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Ashford Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $16,530,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Qalhat Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 46.4% during the second quarter. Qalhat Capital Ltd now owns 3,588,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,443,000 after purchasing an additional 1,137,134 shares during the last quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 41.7% during the 3rd quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 3,247,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,120,000 after purchasing an additional 955,464 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,359,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,837,000 after buying an additional 98,146 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 17.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,325,997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,523,000 after buying an additional 201,224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,178,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,528,000 after buying an additional 110,585 shares during the period. 61.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of ACWI opened at $147.06 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a 52 week low of $101.25 and a 52 week high of $147.16. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $142.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $138.09.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Dividend Announcement

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company 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.