iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $ACWI Shares Sold by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada lessened its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWIFree Report) by 32.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 463,648 shares of the company’s stock after selling 221,972 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF were worth $64,153,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 16.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,275,000 after buying an additional 1,585 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 101.0% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after acquiring an additional 2,365 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF during the second quarter worth about $270,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 66.1% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 5,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $687,000 after acquiring an additional 2,125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in iShares MSCI ACWI ETF by 333.3% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 50,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,448,000 after acquiring an additional 38,569 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.52% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ ACWI opened at $156.43 on Friday. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a twelve month low of $127.77 and a twelve month high of $160.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $156.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $149.67. The company has a market capitalization of $32.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 0.92.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $1.0097 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI AC World index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of large- and mid-cap global stocks, covering 85% of the developed and emerging markets capitalization. ACWI was launched on Mar 26, 2008 and is managed by BlackRock.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI)

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