Capital Investment Advisors LLC Raises Stake in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF $CWI

Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:CWI) by 13.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 124,318 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,098 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF were worth $4,465,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,197,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,269,000 after purchasing an additional 342,683 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,039,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,046,000 after buying an additional 190,995 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its position in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 911.3% during the third quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,795,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,624,000 after buying an additional 2,519,202 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,721,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,098,000 after buying an additional 68,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hengehold Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,156,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,401,000 after buying an additional 16,159 shares in the last quarter.

SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF Trading Down 0.9%

CWI stock opened at $35.43 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $37.93 and a 200-day moving average of $36.34. The company has a market cap of $2.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.06 and a beta of 0.78. SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF has a 12-month low of $26.07 and a 12-month high of $40.07.

SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF Company Profile

SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (the Fund) seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the total return performance of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (the Index). The Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the combined equity market performance of developed and emerging market countries excluding the United States. The Fund’s investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc