iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Shares Acquired by Bailard Inc.

Bailard Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) by 17.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 245,875 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,922 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF were worth $12,549,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ACWX. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 5,413.0% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 645,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,969,000 after purchasing an additional 634,244 shares during the last quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 46.9% during the fourth quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. now owns 1,705,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,033,000 after purchasing an additional 544,500 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 20.3% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,658,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,973,000 after purchasing an additional 448,450 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,692,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,599,000 after purchasing an additional 212,969 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 135.0% during the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 276,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,005,000 after purchasing an additional 158,957 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ACWX traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $52.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,060,053 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,339,159. The business’s 50-day moving average is $52.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.21. The company has a market capitalization of $4.53 billion, a PE ratio of 13.49 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a 52-week low of $44.89 and a 52-week high of $53.74.

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.