119,920 Shares in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX Acquired by Bank of Nova Scotia

Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 119,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,211,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lido Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 189,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,985,000 after purchasing an additional 1,930 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 26.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 562,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,518,000 after purchasing an additional 118,507 shares in the last quarter. Aureus Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the first quarter worth about $223,000. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 17.1% during the first quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 38,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,631,000 after purchasing an additional 5,617 shares during the period. Finally, Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 20.4% during the first quarter. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF stock opened at $74.10 on Monday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 12-month low of $59.67 and a 12-month high of $77.58. The company has a market capitalization of $11.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $75.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $72.86.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.8524 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Company Profile

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.