ARS Investment Partners LLC Has $2.33 Million Position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX

ARS Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 107.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,058 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,662 shares during the period. ARS Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $2,332,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Strategic Advocates LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 93.6% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the fourth quarter worth $48,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ACWX opened at $77.10 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 1-year low of $58.47 and a 1-year high of $77.58. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.39. The company has a market capitalization of $11.66 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.8524 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF 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.