Short Interest in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) Rises By 132.1%

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWXGet Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 585,770 shares, an increase of 132.1% from the May 31st total of 252,414 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,598,222 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACWX. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $376,668,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 12,239.2% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,897,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,484,000 after purchasing an additional 2,873,647 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 2,864.9% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,400,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,115,000 after purchasing an additional 2,319,101 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF by 10,101.6% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,294,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,899,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281,794 shares during the period. Finally, Koss Olinger Consulting LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF in the first quarter worth $81,777,000.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ:ACWX traded down $0.74 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $75.37. 1,362,611 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,636,966. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.77. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF has a twelve month low of $59.67 and a twelve month high of $77.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $75.14 and a 200 day moving average of $71.86.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors 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 Company Profile

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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.

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